Pennie Varvarides 16 May 2014

Funding to get 2,000 homeless people off the streets

Local housing projects across England have received £2m in funding from national homelessness charity Crisis.

The grants will be used to get over 2,000 homeless people into accommodation, and have been made possible thanks to additional government funding for the charity’s Private Renting Programme.

Over the next two years, 2,250 homeless people will be helped into decent and stable rented accommodation. The Crisis grants will be financially supporting 42 projects working in local communities across the country, including Blackpool, Liverpool, London and Wigan.

The Department for Communities and Local Government awarded the new funds to Crisis to enable the charity to continue the Private Renting Programme, which has already funded 153 projects over the last three years – helping more than 8,000 people into homes.

Local projects recruit and support good landlords, matching them to potential tenants, who they also help with deposits as well as ongoing help with budgeting and household advice.

‘We know that private renting has the potential to provide decent and stable homes for homeless people. But many will struggle to do this on their own. The projects that Crisis supports are crucial. They help vulnerable people to find suitable, lasting tenancies, whilst setting the standards for others to follow,’ explained Leslie Morphy, chief executive of Crisis.

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