On World Homeless Day, the government has announced a £84million cash injection to help councils support rough sleepers and children and families experiencing homelessness this winter.
Rough times: today’s government announcement has been broadly welcomed, but has Croydon missed out on the money it needs again?
And while London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London are set to receive £36.5million from that pot, Croydon’s share is less than £600,000.
The government money is to be used to help families living in temporary accommodation with essentials such as food, school travel and laundry.
There are a record number of households living in temporary accommodation across England, including nearly 170,000 children, figures which have only increased in the past year, since Labour entered government.
In the past week, the Museum of Homelessness revealed that 1,611 people died while homeless in this country in 2024.
Between them, London’s councils are reckoned to be spending £5.5million per day to fulfil their legal duties to provide accommodation for the homeless, one of the biggest pressures on budgets for cash-strapped authorities such as Croydon. Continue reading
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