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Residents at Furlong Close will continue to access care and support as usual while the future provision at the site is determined.

Wiltshire Council has been awarded £547,825 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) to continue its rough sleeper prevention work, which has seen the rehousing of 130 rough sleepers in the county over the past 12 months.

Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord in Salisbury for three offences related to running an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Wiltshire Council has received more than £600,000 from the government to help provide long term accommodation for rough sleepers.

Some Wiltshire residents of working age will pay less council tax due to a Government-funded scheme to support people from the impact of COVID-19.

Wiltshire Council has the third highest number of 'made' Neighbourhood Plans in the country as a national milestone of 1,000 made local plans has been passed.

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet has today (Tuesday 4 February) agreed to finalise the Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan. Full Council will now consider the adoption of the plan on 25 February.

Wiltshire Council has secured more than £300,000 in extra Rough Sleepers Initiative funding from central government for the third year of its rough sleepers project.