City's homelessness scheme set for £750k boost

Liverpool's vision is to have a "high-quality treatment and recovery service" to support rough sleepers and those with drug and alcohol issues

An additional £750,000 could be spent on supporting people's drug and alcohol addiction treatment and on those who are rough sleeping in Liverpool.

The city council's cabinet is expected to sign off on a grant award to homeless and housing charity the Whitechapel Centre for the delivery of two key services.

Subject to leaders agreeing to the plans when they convene at the Town Hall later, more than £750,000 could be awarded to the charity from a wider £8m fund.

The council said it aimed to have a "high-quality treatment and recovery service underpinned by robust, proactive clinical leadership and trauma-informed practice".

The Whitechapel Centre was awarded a £30,700 grant in August by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark its 50th anniversary.

The money is expected to help fund services led by the charity until March 2026, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.