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<p>The Government recently announced £422 million in funding to tackle homelessness
and rough sleeping in 2020/21, an increase of £54 million on 2019/20. We do not hold
specific data on statutory help offered to Emmaus Communities, but this funding enables
local authorities to work closely with charities and local organisations including
through our faith communities.</p><p>Charities, and the thousands of people who volunteer
with them, make a real difference to vulnerable people’s lives. We all need to work
together to break the homelessness cycle.</p><p>The Homelessness Reduction Act, the
most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades, came into force on 3
April 2018. This new Act places statutory duties on local authorities and other public
bodies to work together to actively prevent homelessness for people at risk. Local
authorities must offer meaningful assistance to anyone who is threatened with homelessness,
and to work with those who are already homeless to enable them to secure housing.</p><p>Acting
earlier and for a broader range of people means more people will get the help they
need before they face a homelessness crisis. Local authorities must now work with
people at risk of losing their homes to develop personalised housing plans, tailored
to focus on the needs and circumstances of the household.</p><p>We have overhauled
the statutory homelessness data collection alongside the introduction of the Homelessness
Reduction Act. This will give us better insights into the causes of homelessness and
the support people need. The new statutory homelessness data collection is called
H-CLIC.</p>
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