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This grant supports the delivery of the governments rough sleeping strategy. It allows local authorities to employ one or more specialist personal advisers to support care leavers at risk of homelessness.

Since 2018 to 2019, the Department for Education has provided 11.3 million in funding to specific local authorities across England as a contribution to the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. In 2023, funding of 3.2 million annually for 56 local authority sites in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 financial years was agreed.

The letter is for directors of childrens services.