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Homelessness: Milton Keynes

Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN 135629, tabled on 13 April 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what applications he has received from Milton Keynes Council for funding for (a) homelessness and (b) rough-sleeping projects since May 2014.

Answered on

18 April 2018

The Department’s £50 million Homeless Prevention Programme comprises of thee funds:

    • £20 million to establish a network of 28 ambitious Homelessness Prevention Trailblazer areas;

    • £20 million rough sleeping grant fund for 48 projects providing targeted prevention and early intervention for those at imminent risk of sleeping rough; and

    • £10 million for 8 Social Impact Bond projects to provide personalised support for long-term rough sleepers.

Milton Keynes submitted bids for all three funds. In response to their cross-authority bid with Luton and Bedford for Rough Sleeping Grant funding, they were awarded £624,000.

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