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Government denies pulling funds to house homeless in hotels despite leak suggesting otherwise
A cardboard homeless shelter outside a furniture store in Tottenham Court Road, London
THE government has denied pulling the funding to house rough sleepers in hotels during the Covid-19 crisis despite a leaked report heavily suggesting otherwise.
The document from the Ministry of Communities, Housing and Local Government (MCHLG), published today by the Manchester Evening News, allegedly tells councils that it is “drawing a line” under the scheme.
If correct, this means that the thousands of rough sleepers put up in hotels since the outbreak began could be thrown back out onto the streets.
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