00:00A £1.6 million government grant is set to help the council offer safe accommodation to the city's rough sleepers
00:08by Christmas.
00:09Funding will be allocated to Leeds City Council as part of the government's National Rough Sleeping Programme.
00:16Charities and voluntary sector organisations will be involved with delivering more help for people sleeping on the streets or at
00:24risk of homelessness.
00:25A council report said the funding will be used for immediate interventions to ensure all those rough sleeping have an
00:32offer of accommodation by Christmas and support longer-term sustainment of accommodation.
00:38A three-year programme of rough sleeping support for councils was announced back in August.
