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Burnham pledges £340m to end rough sleeping in five years

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Minister Andy Burnham presented Labour’s social care, education and housing agenda at the Liverpool conference in September 2026.
He pledged a National Care Service and said triple lock will shift to CPI or 2.5% after 2030.
Burnham announced £340 million to end rough sleeping, building 1,200 homes and supporting 3,000 rough sleepers over five years.
He announced a cross-party commission to examine replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation for Labour’s next manifesto.

History

Historical Context

Royal assent on 14 May 2014 gave the Care Act 2014—129-clause legislation that replaced 60-year-old social-care rules and, for the first time, began its passage in the House of Lords. It imposed universal needs assessments and a duty to promote carers’ well-being, while a care-cost cap slated for 2016 was postponed to 2020. Labour’s Andy Burnham now cites the Act while proposing a National Care Service.

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Story summary

Minister Andy Burnham presented Labour’s social care, education and housing agenda at the Liverpool conference in September 2026.
He pledged a National Care Service and said triple lock will shift to CPI or 2.5% after 2030.
Burnham announced £340 million to end rough sleeping, building 1,200 homes and supporting 3,000 rough sleepers over five years.
He announced a cross-party commission to examine replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation for Labour’s next manifesto.

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