Responding to the Government's announcement of £28m of funding for Housing First pilots in Greater Manchester, the Liverpool City Region and the West Midlands, Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive of Crisis, said:

“Today’s announcement is a hugely positive step that underlines the Government’s commitment to ending rough sleeping by 2027. As our own Housing First study in Liverpool has found, for the most vulnerable rough sleepers and other homeless people, the best approach is to support them into a stable home of their own as soon as possible and provide them with individually tailored support to help them to stay there.

“International evidence has shown us that when Housing First is implemented at scale it achieves impressive results. When adopted as part of a wider housing-led approach to support everyone who is homeless into accommodation, Housing First can ensure we bring an end to rough sleeping and other forms of homelessness once and for all.  We know it can be done, and are committed to working with Government and the pilot regions to achieve this aim.”

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For further information or to arrange a spokesperson interview please call the Crisis Media Team on 0207 426 3880 or email media@crisis.org.uk

For full details on the Government announcement visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/housing-secretary-james-brokenshire-awards-funding-to-reduce-rough-sleeping