Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It was answered by Iain Wright (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Homelessness: Sefton

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1284-5W, on homelessness, how much of the proposed £200 million spending to prevent homelessness is to be allocated to Sefton; and on what projects the funding will be used.

Answer: Sefton will receive £62,000 a year homelessness grant (revenue); a total of £186,000 over the period 2008-11. This money is not ring-fenced therefore it is for local authorities to decide how to use their homelessness grant to effectively deliver their strategies.Sefton borough council were also awarded £1,080,000 capital funding from the Places of Change programme in March 2008 towards the refurbishment of the BOSCO Society hostel in Bootle.The project provides 13 hostel bed spaces for single homeless men, many of whom have an offender background, suffer from the effects of years of rough sleeping, substance misuse and poor mental health. The building in which the service is currently based is dilapidated and not fit for purpose. The Places of Change programme grant will enable "BOSCO" to transform a poor physical environment into an attractive, welcoming living space, and also to improve established training facilities and opportunities for social enterprise for residents.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 489 c880W;489 c882W; 263002
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Homelessness
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Homelessness Sefton
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