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<p>We know that women sleeping rough have different experiences and needs to men,
particularly relating to violence and abuse, and that female rough sleepers can be
less visible than other rough sleepers as a result. It is important rough sleeping
services meet the needs of women.</p><p>As part of our Ending Rough Sleeping Strategy,
we committed to the creation of an operational risk assessment tool which will help
local authorities to prevent rough sleeping. The tool will be developed to consider
various factors that contribute to rough sleeping, including how best to support different
cohorts such as women.</p><p>The tool will enable local networks to allocate Rough
Sleeping Initiative and other funding streams appropriately to support tailored and
targeted interventions for groups like women sleeping rough who are not known to outreach
services.</p>
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