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City MP Welcomes Prime Minister’s Drive to End Rough Sleeping Across UK
The plan will fund 1,200 homes and intensive support for at least 3,000 rough sleepers over five years, officials said.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham launched a £340 million national drive to end long-term rough sleeping, announcing the initiative outside 10 Downing Street as his first instruction as leader.
- Providing 1,200 homes and intensive support for at least 3,000 people over five years, the initiative represents the first phase of a broader program taking overall homelessness funding to record levels.
- Labour MP Tom Hayes and Bradford West MP Naz Shah welcomed the move, with charity CEO Sleepout's Bianca Robinson stating, "It's about time we heard this from a Prime Minister."
- Rough sleeping in London hit record highs, rising 63% since 2015/16 amid gaps in existing support services, underscoring challenges facing the new policy.
- Burnham plans to detail a 10-year national strategy later this year, aiming to reshape the economy and bring life's essentials under stronger public control for sustainable housing security.
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Northumberland-founded Street Paws welcomes PM Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping
A Northumberland-founded charity supporting homeless people and their pets has welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to ending rough sleeping, saying nobody should be forced to choose between a safe place to stay and their animal companion.Mr Burnham used his first speech as Prime Minister to outline his determination to tackle homelessness after spending the morning visiting an outreach project supporting people living on the street…
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