Gedling is set to get £311,436 to go towards funding homes that will help the borough’s rough sleepers off the streets it has been announced.
Gedling Borough Council will receive the money to give to local schemes that provide secure ‘move on’ style accommodation for people at risk of sleeping on the streets, alongside investment in new homes for social rent.
The cash for Gedling is being taken from a £150 million fund which aims to help UK projects provide long term accommodation to vulnerable people to keep them safe from coronavirus and rebuild their lives.
This builds on the ‘Everyone In’ campaign launched at the start of the pandemic which has helped support over 29,000 vulnerable people – enabling councils to keep rough sleepers safe this winter.
Gedling MP Tom Randall MP has welcomed the news of the fresh funding.
He said: “This Government, working closely with local authorities, has shown throughout the pandemic that it is willing to take the swift, decisive action necessary to keep some of the most vulnerable people in our community safe.
“On behalf of everyone I’d like to thank all those involved for everything they’ve done to get people off Gedling’s streets and into secure, safe accommodation.”
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “Our Everyone In plan is widely considered the most effective action taken by any country in the world to protect those sleeping rough from the pandemic. And that work hasn’t stopped – 29,000 rough sleepers and other vulnerable people have been supported into safe accommodation since the start of COVID-19.
“The next step in our mission is to ensure they have a more settled home. Which is why we are providing over £150 million, as part of the biggest ever investment in homes for the homeless, to deliver over 3,000 new long-term homes across England, giving them the stability and security they need to start to rebuild their lives.”
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