Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £442 million Rough Sleeping Programme funding to ensure that everyone sleeping rough is offered a route off the streets before Christmas 2026.

On his first day in office the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping at the earliest opportunity. We are providing £442 million new funding to local areas through a new Rough Sleeping Programme to ensure that everyone who needs it is offered a route off the streets before Christmas this year, while providing longer-term accommodation and support for people with the most complex and long-term experiences of rough sleeping.

This takes total investment in homelessness and rough sleeping services over the next three years to more than £4 billion.

The Programme has been designed to respond to the different pressures facing different parts of the country. Funding has been targeted towards areas with the greatest rough sleeping pressures, while giving Mayoral Strategic Authorities and local authorities flexibility to shape services around local needs and priorities. MHCLG will work closely with local areas and partners to support mobilisation and delivery.