Overview

• Nearly £70m goes to the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, £11m supports essentials for families in temporary accommodation, and £3m funds drug and alcohol services.
• London receives £36.5m from the package, with other allocations including £8.2m for the North West, about £479,000 for the City of York, and roughly £1.4m for Birmingham.
• Councils plan to use the funds for early prevention, specialist support, and emergency accommodation as colder weather approaches, with some areas expanding Housing First approaches.
• Official data show record homelessness pressures, with 131,140 households and 169,050 children in temporary accommodation at the end of March 2025.
• Ministers frame the package as part of a wider Plan for Change alongside a £1bn commitment this year, while campaigners cite rising deaths and urge a long-term strategy and more social housing.