In addition, the Department is providing around £700 million for rough sleeping and homelessness in 2020–21, with the majority of this funding distributed through local authorities.49 Before the pandemic, the Department had planned to spend £495 million in 2020–21, as announced in previous spending rounds and the 2020 Budget.50 The Department told us that, as a result of the crisis, it had increased the funding available with £225 million of new money. This is a combination of money brought f...

In addition, the Department is providing around £700 million for rough sleeping and homelessness in 2020–21, with the majority of this funding distributed through local authorities.49 Before the pandemic, the Department had planned to spend £495 million in 2020–21, as announced in previous spending rounds and the 2020 Budget.50 The Department told us that, as a result of the crisis, it had increased the funding available with £225 million of new money. This is a combination of money brought forward to 2020–21 that it had planned to spend in future years, and additional funding provided as part of its Next Steps Accommodation Programme.51 The Type: conclusion | Number: 14 | Response status: under_consideration