Tameside has proved the best borough in the country for reducing rough sleeping with more than 250 homeless people helped off the streets.
A government report has showed that the borough saw a bigger percentage reduction in rough sleepers than any other authority in England in 2018-2019.
During the year, the numbers of people sleeping rough reduced by 86pc. In the 18 months Tameside’s rough-sleeper service has been operating, more than 250 people have been helped to change their lives and ‘find a purpose’.
It has seen people move into private rented accommodation and supported schemes, signposted to dedicated services or go back to their families.