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<p>This Government is clear that one person without a home is one too many and we
are committed to preventing and reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. Time spent
in temporary accommodation means people are getting help and it ensures no family
is without a roof over their head.</p><p>We have put in place an ambitious programme
of work to support households out of Temporary Accommodation. The Homelessness Reduction
Act, which came into force in April 2018, bolsters the support offer for families
and individuals by ensuring that there are more opportunities for local authorities
to put in place bespoke interventions to either prevent homelessness from happening
in the first place, or relieve them from a homelessness crisis where it does occur.</p><p>We
have also put in place targeted funding streams focused on reducing the number of
households in Temporary Accommodation as part of our £1.2 billion spending programme.
For example, earlier this year, we announced £19.5 million for 54 projects through
the Private Rented Sector Access Fund that will enable thousands of households to
be supported away from Temporary Accommodation and into long term Private Rented accommodation.</p><p>We
have also committed £37.8 million of funding to launch Capital Letters, a collaboration
between London boroughs which will enable them to become more efficient in securing
accommodation within London, reduce the cost to local authorities of procuring accommodation
and enable them to place households closer to home.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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