"Councils across London are set to receive 36.5m in funding to help tackle homelessness this winter. One in 50 Londoners are homeless and record numbers of children are in temporary accommodation, according to London Councils. The money will target rough sleeping and families who face homelessness, the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government (DHCLG). Claire Holland, chair of London Councils, said the funding was "critical" in helping address "London's homelessness crisis"."
"The capital will receive the largest share of the 84m being distributed to councils across England. Of the 36.5m, measures to prevent rough sleeping will receive 28.4m, 7.1m will help families with children in temporary accommodation, while 960,000 will go on drug and alcohol treatment for people sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness."
"Homelessness charity Crisis said the funding was "very welcome" ahead of winter but called for a longer-term strategy. Its chief executive Matt Downie said: "More people are likely to face the prospect of sleeping on cold streets and need support urgently. "More parents will be working out how to help their children do homework from cramped and draughty temporary accommodation.""
Councils across London will receive 36.5m to tackle homelessness this winter. One in 50 Londoners are homeless and record numbers of children are in temporary accommodation, according to London Councils. The capital will receive the largest share of an 84m England-wide fund. Of the 36.5m, 28.4m will target rough sleeping prevention, 7.1m will help families with children in temporary accommodation, and 960,000 will fund drug and alcohol treatment for people sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness. The funding builds on existing schemes including a 950m fund to increase supply of good temporary accommodation. Mayor Sadiq Khan and homelessness charity Crisis welcomed the investment but Crisis called for a longer-term strategy.
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