Funding to prevent and reduce Homelessness

January 20, 2017

The Government website GOV.UK this week announced ‘Government backs Homelessness Bill with £48 million for councils’.

Councils are to receive a further £48 million funding to help them deliver new and expanded services to prevent and reduce homelessness, Local Government Minister Marcus Jones has confirmed.

This new funding will be available to councils in England to meet the costs of the Homelessness Reduction Private Members’ Bill , which if passed by Parliament, will mean anyone at risk of losing their home will get the help they need more quickly.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said: “I’m committed to preventing homelessness and this new £48 million backing for Bob Blackman’s Homelessness Reduction Bill will allow councils to make real changes in the way they help vulnerable people”.

Local Government Minister Marcus Jones said: “We’re determined to make sure anyone facing the threat of homelessness gets the support they need.

“That’s why we’re supporting Bob Blackman’s Homelessness Reduction Bill, which will help strengthen the safety net for people who find themselves at risk of losing their homes.

“Councils asked for extra funds to help bring in the changes and we’ve listened, with an extra £48 million so they can hit the ground running”.

Read the announcement on the GOV.UK website in full click here

 

Allen Walkey

Highly experienced businessman with a successful career in property sales and investment both in the UK and abroad. Now a freelance writer and blogger for the property and Investment Industry, keeping readers up-to-date with changes and events in a rapidly changing world.

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