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<p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping, which
is why we have committed over £1.2 billion to tackle it over the spending review period,
including the £30 million Rough Sleeping Initiative. We are particularly encouraged
that across the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas, rough sleeping numbers have fallen
by almost a fifth. In just a few short months since the funding was announced, councils
have used the investment to create an additional 1,750 beds and 500 rough sleeping
support staff – this means there are more people in warm beds tonight as a direct
result of government funding.</p><p>Newcastle has been allocated over £2 million,
including Flexible Homelessness Support Grant and Preventing Homelessness Trailblazers
funding, to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>Future years funding,
from 2020-21 onward, is dependent on Spending Review negotiations. I am therefore
not able to clarify at this stage exactly how much funding Newcastle will receive
in the future to support this work. However, there are funding opportunities open
to all local authorities to bid for in the shorter term, including the Rapid Rehousing
Pathway - an initiative to support rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping.</p>
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