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Rough sleeping reduced by two thirds
Government cuts rough sleeping by two thirds following Rough Sleepers Initiative investment in services. -
Every council required to have a homeless strategy
Legislation extends statutory help to more groups. Every council required to have a homeless strategy. -
£1.6bn Supporting People launched
£1.6bn Supporting People launched, funding housing related support for homeless people. -
End to long term use of B&Bs
Government ends long-term use of B&Bs for homeless families. -
Target to halve use of temporary accommodation
Government sets target to halve use of temporary accommodation by 2010. -
Vision to end homelessness
Homeless Link launches vision and action plan to end homelessness. -
Places of Change
£80m Places of Change programme launched to improve hostels. -
Research into the value of Supporting People
Research shows £1.6bn Supporting People investment delivers a net saving of £3.4bn. -
Homelessness and rough sleeping numbers increase
Homelessness and rough sleeping numbers increase. Supporting People funding ringfence removed. -
No Second Night Out launched in London
No Second Night Out launches in London to help tackle rough sleeping. -
Launch of £20m Homelessness Transition Fund
£20m Homelessness Transition Fund enables 68 areas to adopt No Second Night Out. -
Supporting People data shows worrying trends
Day centres see 25% rise in demand; 80% of accommodation services have no empty beds; 6 out of 10 services have budgets cut. -
New hostel bed spaces
£43.5m Homelessness Change Programme creates new hostel bed spaces. -
Launch of StreetLink
StreetLink launched to help connect people sleeping rough with local services. -
Launch of social impact bond
Social impact bond launched to help long-term rough sleepers. -
A Place to Call Your Home published
We publish our new vision for the future of homelessness provision.
