Government’s £3.5bn homelessness strategy aims to halve number of long-term rough sleepers by 2029

By Alex Funk2025-12-11T12:06:00

New investment and proposed legislation also aims to reduce use of poor quality emergency and temporary accommodation and boost prevention services

The government has today announced an ambition to halve the number of people experiencing long-term rough sleeping in England by the end of this parliament as part of a £3.5bn plan to tackle homelessness.

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