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<p>The Government recognises that many people who are sleeping rough have mental health
issues and suffer disproportionate harms from drugs and alcohol misuse. The Government
has committed to end rough sleeping by the end of this term of Parliament.</p><p>To
support this commitment the Government has announced £262 million of funding over
four years for substance misuse treatment and recovery services for people experiencing
rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping.</p><p>Guidance to support commissioners
and providers of services for people who use drugs and alcohol during the COVID-19
pandemic is being developed and will be issued shortly.</p><p>The Department is also
providing £2 million in funding to test ways to improve access to health services
for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse problems who are
currently, or at risk of returning to, sleeping rough. This builds on the commitment
already made in the NHS Long Term Plan to spend up to £30 million over five years
on mental health services for rough sleepers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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