More than £1m has been given to York and North Yorkshire to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas.
The money from the government comes after the prime minister pledged to end rough sleeping across the country when he first entered Downing Street in the summer.
The funding, given to the combined authority from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCLG), has been split between City of York Council and North Yorkshire Council in the first year of the three-year scheme.
David Skaith, mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said the extra funding would tackle the “root causes that prevent people getting the support they need”.
Official government figures estimate that about 50 people slept rough across York and North Yorkshire during 2025-26.
That was down from 64 the previous year, but remains a concern for the region’s leaders.
To address it, in the first instalment of the funding, City of York Council has received £484,314, while North Yorkshire Council got £578,361.
They said the money would be used for rapid support and accommodation for people sleeping rough, alongside support for the most long-term affected and the delivery of longer-term accommodation.
Anna Perrett, executive member for housing at City of York Council, said the authority would work “directly with people sleeping rough to meet their individual needs” and to help find them “suitable accommodation with tailored support”.
She said they were “working closely with partner organisations across the city – including those in health, probation and voluntary and community organisations – to ensure that we continue to offer the best possible solutions to each person sleeping rough in York”.
