19/08/2026
“We’ve long called for urgent and decisive action to end rough sleeping, and we wholeheartedly welcome Andy Burnham’s commitment to offer a route off the streets for everyone sleeping rough by Christmas.”
Today’s announcement marks a pivotal moment: an acknowledgement from the highest level of political leadership that rough sleeping should not exist, and a decisive step forward to end it once and for all.
St Mungo’s CEO, Emma Haddad, responds today's announcement from the Prime Minister.
🔗 Read our full response: https://www.mungos.org/blog/prime-minister-andy-burnham-announces-new-programme-to-offer-routes-off-the-streets-for-anyone-rough-sleeping-by-christmas/