Rishi Sunak to promise £150m extra spending on homelessness
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#5AQEN)
Funds will boost rough sleeping initiative', councils and prison leavers - Treasury
The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will use the spending review on Wednesday to set out the government's ambition to tackle homelessness after the coronavirus pandemic with a multimillion-pound funding boost.
The Treasury said an additional 151m would be made available for the next financial year, beginning in April 2021, to help rough sleepers and prevent homelessness.
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