18 July 2011

The £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund, supported by the Department of Communities and Local Government and administered by Homeless Link, will support organisations that provide services that aim to stop people sleeping rough in England.

The fund will aim to:

• Protect essential services for single homeless people and support them in becoming sustainable
• Support the introduction of ‘No Second Night Out' standard to end rough sleeping and other innovations.

The ‘No Second Night Out' standard says that anyone who ends up on the streets should get rapid help to ensure that they do not spend a second night out.

Voluntary sector organisations that spend most of their income on homelessness will be eligible to apply. Consortiums of organisations, which are led by a homelessness agency, may also apply.
The fund will run over three years with a number of funding rounds. It sounds like each round may have its own funding criteria.

More information on the first funding round is expected by the end of July 2011. You can sign up to receive the criteria and more information as it becomes available on the Homeless Link website.

Website: http://www.homeless.org.uk/fund