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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has opened a new fund to support and training for the homelessness and rough sleeping frontline workforce. The National Workforce Programme is designed to build up staffing levels, improve skills and create clearer career routes for frontline workers in the sector.
Worth £12 million over three years (2026-29) the fund It will be delivered through four funding streams (“pillars”):
- Foundations – Strengthen the foundations of the sector and develop workforce capacity, recruitment and career pathways – addressing current recruitment and retention challenges by recognising sector roles as technical and specialist professions and supporting career development opportunities.
- Training – Provide a comprehensive workforce capability package accessible to professionals and volunteers working in the sector. Ensuring the sector’s workforce has the right knowledge, skills and support to deliver high quality homelessness and rough sleeping frontline services.
- Advice – Provide specialist housing and homelessness advice for professionals working in the sector – providing a nationally funded route to advice on particularly complex issues.
- Community – Strengthen community-based organisations to tackle homelessness in all its forms – further supporting and professionalising small and non-commissioned organisations so that they are better placed to operate safely and appropriately.
Organisations eligible to apply must be based in England, capable of operating nationally or across regions, and demonstrate relevant expertise in the homelessness and rough-sleeping sector. They must be non-public bodies – such as charities, community interest companies or companies limited by guarantee – and exclude local authorities and other public organisations.
Applicants are encouraged to include lived-experience voices, utilise digital tools to broaden reach and deliver value for money.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 10 December 2025.
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