More people sleeping rough in Leicester could be helped into accommodation before Christmas thanks to more than £3.4million of Government funding awarded to Leicester City Council. The funding forms part of the Government's national Rough Sleeping Programme, which aims to ensure everyone sleeping rough is offered a route off the streets before Christmas 2026. Leicester City Council has secured £2.24million in revenue funding over the next three years, alongside almost £1.2mil

Women experiencing homelessness in Leicester are set to be counted in a new and more inclusive way as the city takes part in the National Women's Rough Sleeping Census for the first time. Running from 21 to 27 September 2026, the Leicester Women's Rough Sleeping Census aims to build a more accurate understanding of women's experiences of rough sleeping and hidden homelessness across the city. It's being coordinated by Action Homeless on behalf of the Leicester Women's Network