The funding will support a number of local schemes.

A grant of £35,064 has been awarded through the ‘Move-on and Prevention Fund’ in recognition of the increasing numbers of people who are currently found sleeping on the streets. Confirmation of this funding will allow the Council to extend a number of projects in conjunction with multi-agency partners including P3, Helping Hands, Salvation Army, LWS Night Shelter, Warwickshire Police, Change Grow Live (CGL) and the NHS.

Warwick District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Housing Councillor Paul Wightman commented: “Sadly, incidents of homelessness and rough sleeping are rising across our district. We therefore very much welcome this grant, which will help with our ongoing plans to move the most vulnerable in our community off the streets and provide them with the professional support they need to turn their lives around.”

If you are concerned about someone you believe is sleeping rough, please report this to Street Link and offer your long-term support to the homeless by donating to Meaningful Change.