Thank you for contacting me about homelessness. Whilst we continue to make good progress, there is more work to do to achieve our goals on tackling homelessness and eradicating rough sleeping. We want everyone to have a safe place to call home that’s why we are investing an unprecedented £2.4 billion over three years to tackle homelessness and end rough sleeping for good.
This funding includes reducing the number of people in temporary accommodation, providing councils with£1.2 billion to help people off the streets and into secure housing, provide financial support those that need it and work with landlords to prevent evictions. We are also spending £220 million to help fund thousands of beds and specialist support services across the country through councils.
With over £1.2 billion invested in the Homelessness Prevention Grant, councils can offer financial support for people to find a new home, work with landlords to prevent evictions or provide temporary accommodation to those in need.
We’re also working closely with local councils and partners across England to provide wider support including: a top up of £109 million to the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2024-25; investing £104 billion over three years–an average of £3,700 per UK household–to help households with cost of living; and abolishing section 21 no-fault evictions through the Renters (Reform) Bill to deliver a fairer and more secure private rented sector.
Since 2018, more than 740,000 households have been prevented from becoming homeless or supported into settled accommodation. We remain committed to tackling homelessness and ending rough sleeping, working in partnership with local government and the voluntary sector to achieve this ambitious aim.