More than £48 million is set to be invested into councils in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire as part of a homelessness prevention initiative by the government.
The funding is part of what a spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government described as a "nearly £1 billion government package" aimed at tackling, reducing, and preventing homelessness and rough sleeping in the region.
It is said that the new funds will "see more resources" for frontline workers who help rough sleepers find secure housing, and that it will also see more homeless families move out of temporary accommodation.
With the funds, local councils could be better equipped to intervene early and prevent households from becoming homeless, added the spokesperson.
This includes mediation with landlords or families to prevent evictions, assistance in finding new homes, and deposits to access private renting.
Councils can also elect to channel funds into services such as Housing First, which prioritises access to secure housing for people with histories of repeat homelessness and multiple disadvantages, including drug and alcohol abuse.
Minister for Homelessness, Rushanara Ali, said: "We have inherited the worst housing crisis in living memory that has left almost 1,600 families in Yorkshire and The Humber trapped in temporary accommodation with no end in sight, and we continue to see devastating numbers of people sleeping rough in our towns and cities.
"This is the dire legacy we face as a government, and we are fully determined to take immediate action in Yorkshire and beyond.
"This funding will not only support local councils delivering vital frontline services, but also pave the way for our long-term plan to get us back on track to end homelessness once and for all."
The regional breakdown of new funding includes more than £30.6 million for the Homelessness Prevention Grant, around £10 million for the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, more than £2 million for the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme, more than £3.6 million for the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant, more than £1.3 million for the Changing Futures Programme, and £210,000 for Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots.
The spokesperson added that the funding is just one element of the government’s so-called Plan for Change to fix the housing crisis; strengthen protections and rights for tenants; and deliver an increase in social and affordable housebuilding.
