Councils in England are set to receive a share of over £215m from 2019 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.
The funding, from the government’s Flexible Homelessness Support Grant programme, includes £15m for London councils to support their work together to prevent and reduce homelessness.
Homelessness minister, Heather Wheeler, said: ‘This latest funding gives councils the freedom to invest in homelessness services that work in their area, including support to prevent someone becoming homeless in the first place.’
The funding comes ahead of the Homelessness Reduction Act, which will reform legislation from next month.