£100k to help rough sleeper

A RADICAL new project to help the homeless will cost taxpayers as much as £100,000 for each rough sleeper who might benefit.

A trial of the Housing First scheme, which aims to give rough sleepers a roof over their head and help to kick drink and drugs, will cost £25.3m – enough to buy a home for each person it might help.

It is part of a £1.2 billion bid to fight homelessness.