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| Plans to help homeless unveiled | Plans to help homeless unveiled |
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| A £164m package for young homeless people in England, which will provide training and emotional support, is to be unveiled by the government. | |
| Plans involve establishing a national network of supported lodging schemes and providing universal access to family mediation services. | Plans involve establishing a national network of supported lodging schemes and providing universal access to family mediation services. |
| Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly also wants more hostels transformed to offer training and skills facilities. | Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly also wants more hostels transformed to offer training and skills facilities. |
| In a speech, Ms Kelly will stress the importance of preventing homelessness. | In a speech, Ms Kelly will stress the importance of preventing homelessness. |
| Ms Kelly will say: "Whilst a great deal has been achieved, there is no room for complacency whilst more than 90,000 households are living in temporary accommodation without the security of a settled home." | Ms Kelly will say: "Whilst a great deal has been achieved, there is no room for complacency whilst more than 90,000 households are living in temporary accommodation without the security of a settled home." |
| Future plans | Future plans |
| The minister, giving her first major speech on homelessness, will also reflect on the fact that this week marks the 40th anniversary of seminal BBC drama Cathy Come Home, which looked at issues surrounding homelessness and influenced thinking. | The minister, giving her first major speech on homelessness, will also reflect on the fact that this week marks the 40th anniversary of seminal BBC drama Cathy Come Home, which looked at issues surrounding homelessness and influenced thinking. |
| She will add: "The anniversary of Cathy Come Home is a good time to review the real progress made, but also look at what more needs to be done. We have made major progress in preventing and tackling homelessness. | She will add: "The anniversary of Cathy Come Home is a good time to review the real progress made, but also look at what more needs to be done. We have made major progress in preventing and tackling homelessness. |
| "Rough sleeping has fallen by nearly three-quarters and we have made real progress in ending the scandal of families living in bed and breakfast accommodation for long periods." | "Rough sleeping has fallen by nearly three-quarters and we have made real progress in ending the scandal of families living in bed and breakfast accommodation for long periods." |
| Ms Kelly will also say that there is now a "vastly-improved" safety net for vulnerable people. | Ms Kelly will also say that there is now a "vastly-improved" safety net for vulnerable people. |
| Family breakdown | Family breakdown |
| She will also explain that the government wants to help more people out of temporary and overcrowded accommodation. | She will also explain that the government wants to help more people out of temporary and overcrowded accommodation. |
| Ms Kelly is expected to add: "We need to give people in temporary accommodation certainty and get them into settled homes." | Ms Kelly is expected to add: "We need to give people in temporary accommodation certainty and get them into settled homes." |
| Parents no longer willing to accommodate their children is now the biggest single cause of homelessness accounting for nearly one-in-four (23%) of more than 90,000 new cases accepted by local authorities each year. | Parents no longer willing to accommodate their children is now the biggest single cause of homelessness accounting for nearly one-in-four (23%) of more than 90,000 new cases accepted by local authorities each year. |
| In addition, relationship breakdown accounts for a further 20% of homelessness. | In addition, relationship breakdown accounts for a further 20% of homelessness. |
| In 2007-08, £74m will help support the package of new measures while a further £90m is being invested through the hostels capital improvement programme. | In 2007-08, £74m will help support the package of new measures while a further £90m is being invested through the hostels capital improvement programme. |