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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan<\/a>, has secured \u00a367m funding from the government to create 900 new long-term homes for homeless Londoners<\/h2>\n

The government\u2019s \u2018Next Steps Accommodation Programme<\/a>\u2019 is a \u00a3433m four-year national fund to deliver longer-term\u00a0accommodation for rough sleepers.<\/p>\n

\u00a3160m\u00a0is being made available nationally\u00a0for homes to be delivered by the end of 2020\/21, \u00a366.7m of which has been secured by the Mayor.<\/p>\n

The fund will be used to deliver self-contained accommodation at affordable rents. These homes will be ready for tenants by spring 2021.<\/p>\n

The 900 homes created by the fund will complement the 2,700 homes for homeless people already provided in London via the Mayor\u2019s Clearing House service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The funding is not only made up of capital funding for the development, acquisition or refurbishment of homes but also a very significant element of revenue funding \u2013 something the Mayor has long lobbied for.<\/p>\n

This means that for every home-delivered, up to four years\u2019 support can be funded. The funding is also highly flexible so it can be used for a wide variety of schemes and approaches on capital or revenue-only basis, or a combination of both.<\/p>\n

A step forward to end homelessness in London<\/h3>\n

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:\u00a0\u201cThe extraordinary effort to house London\u2019s rough sleepers<\/a> during the pandemic has saved hundreds of lives and allowed many homeless people to access health and welfare services for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this work will be wasted if we don\u2019t have suitable accommodation<\/a> for people to move into for the long-term. That\u2019s why I\u2019m pleased to have secured this substantial investment, which will help provide a stable future for hundreds of formerly homeless Londoners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still much more to do to tackle rough sleeping which will require greater support from the government, including better protection for London\u2019s two million renters to prevent homelessness, funding to maintain hotel accommodation for as long as it\u2019s required and more support for rough sleepers with no recourse to public funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minister for rough sleeping and housing, Luke Hall, said: \u201cThe huge efforts of councils, charities and volunteers to bring everyone in off the streets has given us an unprecedented opportunity to help to find long term accommodation for rough sleepers in the capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fund will help them to rebuild their lives with a safe place to call home. Nationally, almost 15,000 vulnerable people have been accommodated as we work to break the cycle of homelessness and end rough sleeping for good by the end of this parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helen Evans, chair of the G15 and chief executive of Network Homes<\/a>, added: \u201cThe work by local councils, the Mayor and national government to provide accommodation to people who were homeless during the coronavirus crisis<\/a> has been impressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new funding offers the chance to provide additional permanent accommodation. G15 members have been carefully considering how they can play a part in this and will carefully examine what offers they can make to this fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

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