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<p>The Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel has met a total of eight times since its inception.
The meetings were all held either at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF or in the House of Commons, SW1A 0AA.
Full details of members can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-backed-advisory-panel-commits-to-help-eradicate-rough-sleeping"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-backed-advisory-panel-commits-to-help-eradicate-rough-sleeping</a>.</p><p>The
Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should
ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government
Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people
who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping
once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness
and rough sleeping over the spending review period. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative
investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding
for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces.</p><p>The expert
Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel formed of key representatives from across local government,
homelessness and housing sectors, informed the development of a truly cross-Government
strategy to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it altogether.</p><p> </p>
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