Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon, has today welcomed £106,836 of additional funding which is being provided to Huntingdonshire District Council to help prevent vulnerable local households from becoming homeless over the coming winter months.

This forms part of an extra £50 million in top-up funding to the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2022/23, and builds on the £316 million already announced for this period. The new funding is being made immediately available to local authorities across England, and expands on the £2 billion of targeted Government funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years.

More broadly, this new funding is on top of the support being provided to households around the country to help families in the face of cost of living pressures, including through the Energy Price Guarantee.

Commenting on the new funding, Jonathan said:

“As the winter months approach it is more important than ever that those who most need support can access it.

“That is why I am pleased the Government have announced an additional £50 million in funding for the Homelessness Prevention Grant, including over £106,000 for Huntingdonshire District Council.

“This will go a long way to further protecting vulnerable local households this winter and I will continue to push for extra support wherever it is needed.”