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<p>Homelessness acceptances remain less than half the 2003-4 peak, but one person
without a home is still one too many. That is why we have protected £315 million for
local authority homelessness prevention funding, and secured £149 million central
government funding in this Parliament.</p><p>We have a strong homelessness safety
net, but we want to go further by putting prevention at the heart of our approach
to tackling homelessness. That is why we are supporting Bob Blackman MP’s Private
Members’ Bill. The Homelessness Reduction Bill will significantly reform England’s
homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier
to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>Homelessness statistics
are recorded at a local authority level. Statistics for each of the last five years
on statutory homelessness acceptances, homelessness prevention and relief and rough
sleeping by each local authority in England are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a>.</p><p>
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