Purpose

Bristol City Council successfully applied for
Rough Sleeping Initiative funding from July 2022 to March 2025 and
was awarded £9,877,081 for this period working in line with
govt aims to end rough sleeping by 2024. We have been awarded
further funding from MHCLG to help people move off the streets
during the winter months and have been awarded £244,097 for
services that prevent people rough sleeping or assist people to
move off the streets in the winter months who are identified as
being on the streets for a longer period of time. Funding will be
used to transfer to the Great Western Credit Union in order to
assist people to access the private rental sector funding rent in
advance, deposits and rent top ups and to fund private sector
properties that can be used to prevent homelessness.
The funding award was made directly at the end of February and the
money will be received by 28th March 2025. This has meant there it
has not been possible to gain formal approval, so approval is being
sought from the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration
(G

Content

To confirm acceptance of the grant and to
approve spend to prevent and relieve rough sleeping through
accessing the private rental sector.