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<p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why this Government has committed
to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and ending it altogether by 2027.</p><p>In order
to make an immediate impact, in March this year we announced the new Rough Sleeping
Initiative which has allocated £30 million this year at 83 local authorities with
high levels of rough sleeping. This is funding over 500 new dedicated homelessness
workers and will provide an additional 1,750 bed spaces.</p><p>Last month the Government
published the Rough Sleeping Strategy which, building on the work of the Rough Sleeping
Initiative, sets out the initial plans to achieving the manifesto commitments. We
have worked across Government, with the homelessness sector and local areas to set
out our ambitious long-term vision for how both local and central government will
work together, based around three core pillars: Prevention, Intervention and Recovery,
with a focus on moving to a 'rapid rehousing' approach. The aims of the pillars are
to prevent people from rough sleeping, intervene when individuals find themselves
in this position and aid whatever recovery they need to help sustain suitable accommodation
solutions.</p><p>The Rough Sleeping Strategy details £100 million of investment over
the next 2 years to tackle rough sleeping. Some of the main elements include an additional
£45 million for the Rough Sleeping Initiative in 2019/20, up to £17 million in funding
for Somewhere Safe to Stay pilots, up to £19 million to deliver a new supported lettings
fund, £5 million to help local areas take action on migrants who are sleeping rough
and £10 million funding for rough sleeping navigators.</p>
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