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<p>We have made available over £500 million to local authorities and the voluntary
sector to tackle homelessness and since 2010 this has helped local authorities to
prevent 935,800 households from becoming homeless.</p><p>Since 2010, local councils
have had more flexibility over how they spend the money they receive from central
government.</p><p>The allocation of Homeless Prevention Grant has developed over many
years to take account of different kinds of pressures, including rough sleeping and
statutory homelessness. We supported the establishment of the National Practitioner
Support Service’s ‘Gold Standard’ programme to help improve the effectiveness of local
authority homelessness prevention services.</p><p>Decisions on funding beyond 2015/2016
will be subject to the forthcoming spending review.</p>
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