<p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p>Local authorities in the Midlands are receiving funding from the following government programmes:</p><ul><li>Homelessness Prevention Trailblazers</li><li>Rough Sleeping Initiative</li><li>Housing First Pilots</li><li>Rapid Rehousing Programme</li></ul>