Royal Borough of Greenwich awarded over £500,000 to tackle homelessness
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has been awarded £526,868 to help support our ongoing work and commitment to tackle homelessness and end rough sleeping outlined in our Housing and Homelessness Strategy.
The council will use it to work with local voluntary, community and faith sector organisations to increase more targeted support for families with children in temporary accommodation; helping families to meet their basic needs and improve their overall wellbeing.
The funding will also be used to recruit additional staff to help prevent rough sleeping and to support people with drug and alcohol addiction.
Councillor Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness, said: “This funding marks another step forward in our efforts to tackle homelessness in our borough.
“We’re proud of our work to reduce the numbers of families in unsuitable B&B accommodation and of the work we do to provide safe, warm spaces for rough sleepers during the winter months.
“Our focus remains on investing in targeted support and resources that make a real difference to the lives of our most vulnerable residents.”
As part of a wider push to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping, the council is working closely with neighbouring boroughs in the South-East London Sub-Region to ensure services are well-coordinated across the area.
The government has awarded £3,097,860 in funding to support a range of homelessness services across Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Bromley, and Bexley.
The funding was awarded from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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