Burnham to ask English councils for plans to house homeless veterans

Politics · First reported 7 Nov, 19:15 · Updated 19:34

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Andy Burnham is to write to councils across England on Armistice Day, urging them to draw up specific plans to help homeless veterans. The announcement is part of a wider rough-sleeping initiative, with additional funding and specialist support also described in the report.

Burnham will personally write to councils across England on Armistice Day, urging specific plans to help homeless veterans.
The report says councils should use part of additional rough-sleeping funding to plan support for veterans; eight organisations are to share £8.7 million for related work.
A UK-wide helpline connects veterans sleeping rough with housing and specialist support, and has supported more than 1,250 veterans into housing to date.

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Key facts

Planned letter: Armistice Day, November 11
Recipients: Councils across England
Funding for veteran homelessness work: £8.7 million shared among eight organisations
Additional rough-sleeping funding announced: £874 million
Veterans supported into housing by the helpline: More than 1,250 to date