Trafford council has been handed nearly £240,000 boost to tackle homelessness in the borough. The cash is from the Government as part of the Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI).
Some £237,526 will be used to provide a tenancy support worker, a personalisation fund, more emergency accommodation and transport support. Trafford will also benefit from a full-time rough sleeper outreach worker, a psychologist, a dual diagnosis worker and cash for two workers to help with complex cases.
A new mobile health unit will also be provided as part of the scheme. Staff running the unit, which will be placed in different areas across Trafford, will be able to provide on-the-spot medical care to any homeless person who needs help. Council bosses say housing staff will now work closely with colleagues from public health and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to discuss the allocation and what needs to happen going forward.
