The Prime Minister has announced plans to end rough sleeping, by offering everyone who needs it a route off the streets by Christmas.
This is backed by increased funding of £443 million and fully funded within MHCLG budgets.
New accommodation and support will be rolled out across England this winter, with lessons learnt from innovative approaches put into place during the Covid pandemic.
Emergency accommodation will be available, along with practical help with housing, health and other needs.
The PM wil also host a national summit in the Autumn to bring together leaders from across society including business, finance, charities, health, faith communities and more, to ask what role each of them can play in ending rough sleeping.
Research from Crisis suggests preventing 40,000 people from becoming homeless for a year could save taxpayers around £370 million.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "No-one should have to bed down in a doorway or outside a station. But we’ve seen it for so long that it feels like Westminster has started to accept it.
"I won’t accept it. That’s why my first instruction as Prime Minister was to end rough sleeping. And it’s why today we’re getting started with a national drive to get everyone in for Christmas.
"We did it in the pandemic. We can do it again. But it needs all of us. Government will put the money in. But I’m asking leaders in communities and sectors across society to play their part locally too.
"Let’s get people out the cold. And let’s bring back hope."
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said: "When the Prime Minister pledged to end rough sleeping, we said we’d move urgently from words to action. Today we’re delivering on that promise.
"This funding will help thousands of people leave the streets behind, move into secure homes and get the support they need to rebuild their lives.
"Working alongside councils, mayors and charities, we’re backing local areas to tackle rough sleeping at its roots, giving people the security, dignity and opportunity they deserve, and restoring hope to those who have been let down for far too long."
