Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an itemised breakdown of spending under the Budget Expenditure Line (BEL) Homelessness Support and Prevention, outlining the specific costs of relevant programmes, projects and actions under this BEL, for the financial year 2024-25, and under the draft budget for 2025-26?
The table below provides a detailed breakdown of budgets allocated to programmes, projects and actions funded under the Homelessness Support and Prevention BEL in 2024-25 and indicative allocations for 2025-26. Final allocations in 2025-26 are subject to the 2025-26 Final Budget which will be published on 25 February.
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Homelessness Support and Prevention BEL Budget allocations |
2024-25 |
2025-26 (Indicative) |
Note |
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Allocation £ |
Allocation £ |
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|
Housing Support Grant (HSG) |
183,200,525 |
204,340,614 |
|
|
Regional Development Co-ordinator funding (6-month funding) |
140,089
|
-
|
Funding transferred to HSG from 2025-26 as part of work to streamline grant funding |
|
No-one left Out Funding – Temporary Accommodation |
15,000,000 |
- |
Transferred to the Revenue Support Grant (RSG) at Draft Budget 2025-26 to reflect that funding for statutory homelessness provision should sit within RSG. |
|
5,000,000 |
- |
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Strategic Co-ordinators |
1,320,000 |
- |
|
|
Youth Support Grant – Early Intervention Funding |
3,700,000 |
3,700,000 |
|
|
Youth Innovation Fund Programme |
3,326,202 |
3,326,202 |
|
|
Housing First Programme |
1,985,392 |
1,985,392 |
|
|
Advice services |
1,581,358 |
1,581,358 |
|
|
Support for people leaving the secure estate |
317,311 |
317,311 |
|
|
Cymorth Cymru – Core Funding |
243,094 |
243,094 |
|
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Hosting Scheme |
132,500 |
132,500 |
|
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End Youth Homelessness Cymru |
83,156 |
83,156 |
|
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Safer Wales |
138,726 |
138,726 |
|
|
Refugee Well Housing Project |
171,365 |
171,365 |
|
|
TPAS |
185,000 |
185,000 |
|
|
Tai Pawb |
238,000 |
238,000 |
|
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Leasing Scheme Wales – PRS |
2,559,000 |
3,370,000 |
|
|
Evaluation |
200,000 |
200,000 |
|
|
Staffing and running costs |
564,000 |
690,660 |
|
|
Total |
£220,085,718 |
£220,703,378 |
|
|
Budget |
£219,910,000 |
£219,590,000 |
|
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Over commitment* |
£175,718 |
£1,113,378 |
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* The budget overcommitment will be managed within the BEL as part of the in-year budget management. Over-programming is considered a prudent method of budget management ensuring maximum use of budgets within the financial year.