Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots
Information on Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots which aim to reduce the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless families.
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From January 2025, MHCLG is launching the Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots, backed by £5 million in overall funding to work with 20 local authorities with the highest use of bed & breakfast (B&B) accommodation for homeless families, to test innovative approaches and kickstart new initiatives to reduce the use of B&Bs.
Local authorities were selected based on the number of families in B&B for over 6 weeks, using the latest homelessness data from June 2024. Funding has been allocated in bands and local authorities with the highest number of families in B&B for over 6 weeks will receive higher amounts of funding.
Details on how this funding is distributed and selected are set out in the above document.