Government doubles funding to end rough sleeping by Christmas

• The government has allocated an additional £432m to double the funding for tackling homelessness in England.
• The total funding for finding a 'lasting solution' to homelessness is now nearly £900m.
• The initiative aims to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas.
• Andy Burnham, who made ending rough sleeping his first pledge, is stepping up efforts to achieve this goal.
• The prime minister has pledged to offer every rough sleeper in England a safe place to stay.