Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much additional funding has been allocated to Dartford Borough Council from the £874 million announced by the Prime Minister to tackle homelessness across the Parliament.

The Rough Sleeping Programme is now backed by £874 million across the Parliament, following the additional £432 million announced at the Budget. This is part of the Government’s commitment to ensure that people sleeping rough have a route off the streets and access to the accommodation and support they need.

Dartford Borough Council has been allocated £194,602 for 2026/27, which has already been paid, and have a provisional allocation of £75,246 for 2027/28 and £54,221 for 2028/29.

The additional funding announced at the Budget will allow support through routes off the street to continue beyond this winter and give local areas greater certainty to plan and deliver services over the longer term. Allocations for the additional funding will be confirmed in due course.

Full allocations for the Rough Sleeping Programme are published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-programme.