00:00Funding to tackle rough sleeping is set to double across the country, with an extra £432 million
00:08expected to be revealed in the budget. The government says that the money will help ensure
00:14people sleeping on the streets are offered accommodation or support by Christmas,
00:19with services funded beyond next March. That would bring total investment to £874 million.
00:27Housing associations are being asked to identify at least 2,000 homes and bed spaces.
00:33But the number of places may not be enough. The Conservatives say rough sleeping has reached
00:38record levels and question whether more public money will deliver lasting results.
