Andy Burnham confident every rough sleeper will have route off the street by Christmas as funding doubles to £432m

Downing Street is set to allocate an additional £432 million in the upcoming budget to address homelessness, bringing total funding for lasting solutions to nearly £900 million by the end of the current parliament.

Andy Burnham has expressed confidence that this doubled spending will provide every rough sleeper with a route off the street by Christmas, as part of a renewed and accelerated drive to end rough sleeping.

The initiative reflects a major financial and political commitment at the national level to tackle street homelessness within a strict seasonal timeframe.