Damien Moore has welcomed the Government’s announcement that more than £25 million will be allocated to 108 areas across the country, including Sefton – providing vital funding to help the most vulnerable rough sleepers off the streets as part of the Conservative Government’s £100 million plan to end rough sleeping by 2027.



Sefton is set to receive £142, 000 as part of this funding, which will provide rough sleepers with the specialist support they need to get off the streets for good. Local authorities such as Sefton will use this investment to fund innovative local schemes aimed at supporting vulnerable people, so they are able to get into stable accommodation where they will then receive the tailored care they need.

This will include:

• Somewhere Safe to Stay rough sleeping centres – where people on the streets can access professional help and guidance, including immediate shelter and mental health support.
• Navigator posts – specialist support workers who direct people to the services they need, such as counselling, housing advice services, mental health support or substance misuse services.
• Supported Lettings Schemes – helping people to secure tenancies in properties that they may not otherwise be able to access.
• Dedicated Local Letting Agencies – specialist agencies that support vulnerable people into affordable and stable accommodation.

Commenting, Damien Moore said:



“The Conservative Party is working hard to ensure no one has to spend a night on the streets, and this investment will provide vulnerable people in Sefton with the support they need to get off the streets for good.



“Local authorities will be able to use the funding to develop the right support for vulnerable rough sleepers in their local areas. Sefton has put forward some innovative plans that I know will make a real difference to people’s lives, and I look forward to working with them so that no one in Sefton has to spend a night on the streets.”



Housing and Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler MP said:

“We are taking steps to ensure people in the North West never have to face even one night on the streets.



“These are vulnerable people, who may be dealing with complex mental health problems or addictions and require specialist support to tackle these issues and turn their lives around.



“The funding confirmed today will ensure those sleeping on the streets in the North West have access to the professional help and guidance they need to get back on their feet – taking us one step closer to ending rough sleeping for good.”



This additional funding for Sefton forms part of the Conservative Government’s £100 million plan to end rough sleeping by 2027. Progress is already being made with the first fall in rough sleeping since 2010 and falls of almost 20 per cent in the worse-affected area. Schemes like this will help us achieve our ambition of being a country in which no-one needs to spend a night on the streets.

Originally Posted by roving-eye

Damien Moore has welcomed the Government’s announcement that more than £25 million will be allocated to 108 areas across the country, including Sefton – providing vital funding to help the most vulnerable rough sleepers off the streets as part of the Conservative Government’s £100 million plan to end rough sleeping by 2027.



Sefton is set to receive £142, 000 as part of this funding, which will provide rough sleepers with the specialist support they need to get off the streets for good. Local authorities such as Sefton will use this investment to fund innovative local schemes aimed at supporting vulnerable people, so they are able to get into stable accommodation where they will then receive the tailored care they need.

This will include:

• Somewhere Safe to Stay rough sleeping centres – where people on the streets can access professional help and guidance, including immediate shelter and mental health support.
• Navigator posts – specialist support workers who direct people to the services they need, such as counselling, housing advice services, mental health support or substance misuse services.
• Supported Lettings Schemes – helping people to secure tenancies in properties that they may not otherwise be able to access.
• Dedicated Local Letting Agencies – specialist agencies that support vulnerable people into affordable and stable accommodation.

Commenting, Damien Moore said:



“The Conservative Party is working hard to ensure no one has to spend a night on the streets, and this investment will provide vulnerable people in Sefton with the support they need to get off the streets for good.



“Local authorities will be able to use the funding to develop the right support for vulnerable rough sleepers in their local areas. Sefton has put forward some innovative plans that I know will make a real difference to people’s lives, and I look forward to working with them so that no one in Sefton has to spend a night on the streets.”



Housing and Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler MP said:

“We are taking steps to ensure people in the North West never have to face even one night on the streets.



“These are vulnerable people, who may be dealing with complex mental health problems or addictions and require specialist support to tackle these issues and turn their lives around.



“The funding confirmed today will ensure those sleeping on the streets in the North West have access to the professional help and guidance they need to get back on their feet – taking us one step closer to ending rough sleeping for good.”



This additional funding for Sefton forms part of the Conservative Government’s £100 million plan to end rough sleeping by 2027. Progress is already being made with the first fall in rough sleeping since 2010 and falls of almost 20 per cent in the worse-affected area. Schemes like this will help us achieve our ambition of being a country in which no-one needs to spend a night on the streets.

A great pity his vile party put so many of them there in the first place!

Originally Posted by Mr B S Sniffer

A great pity his vile party put so many of them there in the first place!

......and if you imagine in your wildest dreams any of the other parties will do more than pay lip service to the issue then dream on - it's quite simple really - homeless people don't vote. Most who do vote couldn't give a monkeys.

As an aside - friends of mine have to clear up the rubbish and human waste these charmless nirks leave behind - they tell me that in Southport they are mostly foreign nationals. Have these been made homeless by the tories?

Originally Posted by Mr B S Sniffer

A great pity his vile party put so many of them there in the first place!

How?

Originally Posted by gazaprop

......and if you imagine in your wildest dreams any of the other parties will do more than pay lip service to the issue then dream on - it's quite simple really - homeless people don't vote. Most who do vote couldn't give a monkeys.

As an aside - friends of mine have to clear up the rubbish and human waste these charmless nirks leave behind - they tell me that in Southport they are mostly foreign nationals. Have these been made homeless by the tories?

Are you a Tory voter?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...elessness-rise

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

How?

Austerity for a start

Originally Posted by Mr B S Sniffer

Are you a Tory voter?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...elessness-rise

I have voted for a number of different parties in the past. Why do you ask?


I did however follow your link and particularly enjoyed what appears to be the outline of a darn good comedy sketch -

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Originally Posted by Mr B S Sniffer

Austerity for a start

You mean the "austerity" that was introduced to tackle the record levels of debt incurred by the last Labour Government?

I bet you don't even know what the word means!

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

You mean the "austerity" that was introduced to tackle the record levels of debt incurred by the last Labour Government?

I bet you don't even know what the word means!

No the Austerity introduced by Osborne who saw it as his birth right to make life hard for poorer people. He introduced it round about the time he was able to fund tax cuts for the rich. The crash was manna from heaven for the nasty party

George could have chosen to make life hard for the bankers, after all they caused the crash, but he chose to make the poor and disabled pay.

Scratch the surface of a Tory and you'll find a psychopath underneath! They ain't called the nasty party for nothing.

Funny thing about Moore the hypocrite is he votes with his chums to impose austerity on us while taking a 2.7% pay increase for himself. His snouts firmly in the trough.

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

You mean the "austerity" that was introduced to tackle the record levels of debt incurred by the last Labour Government?

I bet you don't even know what the word means!

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

You mean the "austerity" that was introduced to tackle the record levels of debt incurred by the last Labour Government?

I bet you don't even know what the word means!

The record levels of debt occurred due to the Tory friends and allies who blew the financial sector out the water, money lots and lots of money was needed to prevent a total collapse.

Then along comes Osborne with his "savings" and austerity, in most cases the only thing that actually happened was a negative effect on services, more bills passed off to taxpayers, ratepayers and the general public, plus manage to increase the debts massively, you were saying????????????

Originally Posted by silver fox

The record levels of debt occurred due to the Tory friends and allies who blew the financial sector out the water, money lots and lots of money was needed to prevent a total collapse.

Then along comes Osborne with his "savings" and austerity, in most cases the only thing that actually happened was a negative effect on services, more bills passed off to taxpayers, ratepayers and the general public, plus manage to increase the debts massively, you were saying????????????

Don't forget the growth figure Osborne inherited and managed to strangle but now he's weaving his magic at the evening standard.