UK to double spending on ending rough sleeping to nearly £900m

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will allocate a further £432m in this week's budget to tackle rough sleeping, doubling total funding to almost £900m by the end of this parliament. The money adds to an initial £442m from housing ministry budgets before March 2027. Burnham, who aims to get people off the streets by Christmas, is hosting charities and businesses at Downing Street.