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<p>No one should ever have to sleep rough and this Government is determined to break
the homelessness cycle once and for all.</p><p>The Government will release a strategy
in July which will lay out how we will meet our commitment to halve rough sleeping
by 2020 and end it altogether by 2027.</p><p>To meet this commitment, we will need
adequate support for all of those at risk, which is why on 8 June my Department announced
£1.75 million to help new refugees, by funding 35 officers in 19 areas with some of
the highest numbers of asylum seekers. The officers will support people granted asylum
into housing, education and work.</p><p>We will use the evidence gathered from this
work to inform future provision for this cohort, and to ensure that no-one leaves
Government supported accommodation with nowhere to stay.</p>
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