Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to provide extra support to get homeless off streets in Newark and Sherwood
| Updated: 11:44, 29 December 2020
Extra support is to be made available for the homeless in Newark and Sherwood thanks to a government grant.
The district council has secured £22,846 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to provide additional support and advice for homeless people and rough sleepers through the governmentâs Next Steps Accommodation Programme.
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The money will be used to provide winter night shelter provision to all those identified as rough sleeping in Newark and Sherwood between November 2020 and March 2021.