UK to double funding to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

Funding for Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pledge to give every rough sleeper in England a route off the streets by Christmas is set to double. No 10 indicated a further £432m will be added in Wednesday's Budget to the original £442m package, taking total investment to £874m. Official figures estimated 4,793 people were sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2025.