Homelessness
We will not be looking for savings from homelessness services in 2020/21, but would re-invest any economies and efficiency money in strengthening this essential priority. Demand continues to rise, so we are investing an extra £1.352million to meet the increasing need for temporary accommodation and support for homeless people. We will make permanent the temporary staff currently making an impact on transforming services and preventing future homelessness.
We currently spend £13.933m on these essential services, employing 253 full-time equivalent staff. We will increase this to £15.285m in 20/21 to provide extra homeless and move-on accommodation, supporting staff and the various services they offer such as rough sleeping outreach, homeless families casework and private rented tenancy support, including:
- £1.588m for single homeless accommodation
- £3.242m for short term bed and breakfast rooms
- £14.934m for temporary housing and specialist family accommodation
- £3.083m for homeless caseworkers and assessment
- £1.210m paying for homeless support from other organisations
- £401,000 for rough sleeping outreach
- £824,000 for move-on housing and private renting support
- £201,000 enforcing tenancy rules and other regulations
- £662,000 running and management costs
We will re-invest any economies in strengthening this essential priority.
See the full Homelessness Budget report