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<p>The Government has made clear that no one should be without a roof over their head,
which is why we have committed to end rough sleeping. In total, we are spending over
£700 million in 2020/21 on homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>We are also putting
in place an unprecedented level of support to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
over 2021/22. This includes £676 million in resource funding, a 60% increase compared
to the Spending Review in 2019.</p><p>The Government will also commit £87 million
of capital funding in 2021/22, primarily to support the delivery of long-term accommodation
for rough sleepers as announced at Budget 2020. This means the Government will be
spending over £750m to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping next year.</p><p>Redbridge
has had significant investment as part of this and has been receiving Rough Sleeping
Initiative (RSI) funding since the launch of the programme in 2018, including £625,000
for 2020/21. The MHCLG adviser teams are currently working closely with Redbridge
to develop interventions for the next RSI bidding round in 2021/22.</p><p>Redbridge
also received £216,000 in funding through the Protect Programme this winter which
has enabled them to support their most vulnerable and longer-term rough sleepers,
as well as £140,000 through the Cold Weather Fund. They received £5,257,937 for 2021/22
through the Homelessness Prevention Grant. They were also successful in the last Rough
Sleeping Accommodation Programme (RSAP) bidding round and are currently working on
mobilising these units.</p>
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