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<p>We expect local authorities to work closely with the voluntary sector to provide
basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the
temperature drops, in line with Severe Weather Emergency Protocol guidance. Our new
Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness
sector, are providing targeted challenge and support to help local authorities to
improve their response to homelessness, which includes their cold weather provision
for rough sleepers.</p><p>However, no one should ever have to sleep rough. That is
why the Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating
it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction
Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation
of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over
£1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce
all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot
a Housing First approach for rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>
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