New £84m cash boost to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter

Immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation at heart of new package

Announced on World Homeless Day, the funding builds on the record £1 billion investment this year to end homelessness and rough sleeping

Thousands of people facing homelessness will be supported by a new £84 million cash injection to councils up and down the country – ahead of winter.

Children and families in temporary accommodation will be prioritised – with the funding to go towards helping families to cover the essentials like food, school travel and laundry. The new funding, which will support children to remain in education, will be announced on World Homeless Day (10 October).

It comes as record levels of ho

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