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Shropshire Council given £2.5m to help the homeless

A council has been given £2.5 million which will be used to help tackle homelessness.

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Shropshire Council said the funding had come from two separate grants

Shropshire Council said a total £1.4m has been awarded to provide substance misuse treatment and support services for rough sleepers and people at risk of rough sleeping.

The money is part of the Rough Sleepers Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant provided by the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

The funding will support the county in meeting the intended outcomes of the national drug strategy by helping to reduce drug-related deaths, reducing alcohol-related hospital admissions and increasing the number of successful individuals in treatment.

The grant will be used to develop a multi-agency team (MDT) to provide holistic wrap-around support and drug and alcohol treatment for rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping across the county.