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<p>The Government is committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and ending it by
2027. The Department is delivering several commitments through the Rough Sleeping
Strategy, published in August 2018, to ensure that the healthcare needs of rough sleepers
are addressed; this includes measures to prevent substance-misuse related deaths among
homeless people: a rapid audit of health services targeted at rough sleepers to identify
gaps in service provision; and the provision of up to £2 million in health funding
to test models of community-based health and support services for people who are rough
sleepers. Both measures include a focus on substance-misuse services.</p><p> </p><p>Public
Health England is taking action to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services
for homeless people with drug and alcohol problems so that they get the help that
they need. They will be issuing commissioning guidance to local authorities in 2019.</p>
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