英国首相安迪·伯纳姆宣布大幅增加对流浪援助的投资，承诺额外投入4.32亿英镑用于解决无家可归问题1。加上住房、社区和地方政府部已分配的4.42亿英镑，总投入将超过8.7亿英镑，使粗糙睡眠援助支出实现翻倍至近9亿英镑1。这笔资金将在2027年3月前分配1。
伯纳姆在唐宁街召集慈善机构、企业和地方领导人参加峰会，推动更持久的解决方案1。政府目标是在圣诞节前为所有粗糙睡眠者提供安全出路1。伯纳姆引用其担任大曼彻斯特市长期间的经验表示："我们是唯一提供那个水平支持的地方，可以理解的是，人们就会来大曼彻斯特获得那种支持"1。住房秘书安吉拉·瑞纳表示"圣诞节只是开始"1。
为实现这一目标，国家住房联合会与住房协会合作识别至少2000个潜在住房和床位1。不过，保守党影子住房秘书凯蒂·林批评称，"伯纳姆向他在大曼彻斯特未能解决的问题中再投4.32亿英镑"1。
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a doubling of spending on rough sleeping assistance to nearly £900 million, with an aim to remove all homeless individuals from streets by Christmas 1. The commitment includes an additional £432 million pledged toward addressing homelessness, which when combined with £442 million already allocated by the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will bring total investment to over £870 million to be distributed by March 2027 1.
Burnham convened a summit at Downing Street bringing together charities, businesses and local leaders to drive toward more lasting solutions 1. Drawing on his experience as mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham noted that intensive support attracts people seeking assistance, stating: "We are the only place providing that level of support, and understandably people will come to Greater Manchester to get that sort of support" 1. The National Housing Federation is collaborating with housing associations to identify at least 2,000 potential homes and beds to support the initiative 1.
Housing Secretary Angela Raynor emphasized the longer-term scope of the effort, declaring that "Christmas is just the beginning" 1. However, the proposal has drawn criticism from Conservative shadow housing secretary Katie Lin, who argued that "Burnham is putting another £432 million into problems he failed to solve as mayor of Greater Manchester" 1.
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