The government will commit a further £432 million to efforts to end rough sleeping, taking total funding tied to the plan to £874 million, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey have said. Reuters reported the announcement on Sunday, 25 October, ahead of a Downing Street summit on Monday bringing together local leaders, businesses and charities.

A route off the street before Christmas

The plan offers accommodation and support, and is intended to run until the scheduled end of parliament in 2029. Downing Street has said every person sleeping rough in England will be offered a route off the street before Christmas, and Healey is expected to confirm the extra money in his first Budget statement on Wednesday. Burnham made ending rough sleeping a personal pledge on his first day in Downing Street in July.

What the figures show

The most recent annual snapshot counted 4,793 people sleeping rough on a single night in England in autumn 2025. In Greater Manchester, the count reached 444 people across the ten boroughs in June 2026, up from 402 a year earlier, according to figures reported alongside the announcement. The homelessness charity Shelter welcomed the funding, while the Conservatives criticised the plan, with shadow housing secretary Katie Lam arguing that rough sleeping had risen and that more spending was not the answer.

What happens next

Monday’s summit is the first test of whether the pledge can be turned into beds and support before winter. The Budget on Wednesday will show how the £432 million is phased, and whether the funding reaches councils and charities in time for the Christmas deadline the government has set itself.