Councils are to receive £203 million Rough Sleeping Initiative funding to help people off the streets – an 81% increase from the £112 million provided last year.
Funding will provide 14,500 bed spaces and 2,700 support staff.
Analysis shows the programme has reduced rough sleeping by 32%.
It is part of the £750 million pledged to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this year. Bury Council directly receives £142,000 but the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which Bury comes under, also gets £2,152,692
