# United Kingdom daily digest — 25 Oct 2026

Two UK government releases marked the day. The Prime Minister's Office announced a further £432 million for rough sleeping, taking the total commitment to £874 million, with a pledge that every rough sleeper will be offered a route off the street by Christmas. HM Treasury and Canada's Department of Finance issued a joint statement on developing two complementary defence financing institutions.

Source-local date: Sunday 25 October 2026 (Europe/London). 2 release(s). Canonical: https://mediarelease.co/digests/uk/2026-10-25/

## Releases

### [PM confident every rough sleeper will have route off the street by Christmas as funding doubles](https://mediarelease.co/uk/mr02299-pm-confident-every-rough-sleeper-will-have-route-off-the-25102026.html)

Issued by: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · Original source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-confident-every-rough-sleeper-will-have-route-off-the-street-by-christmas-as-funding-doubles

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a further £432 million to tackle rough sleeping, to be confirmed at the Budget, taking total investment behind his commitment to £874 million and extending support to the end of this Parliament. He said everyone sleeping rough would be offered a route off the street or wider support before Christmas. A first Rough Sleeping Summit at Downing Street brought pledges including at least 2,000 potential homes and bedspaces via the National Housing Federation and £10 million from the Julia Rausing Trust.

### [Joint statement from HM Treasury and Department of Finance Canada](https://mediarelease.co/uk/mr02298-joint-statement-from-hm-treasury-and-department-of-finance-25102026.html)

Issued by: HM Treasury · Original source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-hm-treasury-and-department-of-finance-canada

HM Treasury and Canada's Department of Finance issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to strengthening defence financing and making defence spending more efficient. After examining how the Multilateral Defence Mechanism and the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank can advance shared objectives, the two governments agreed to develop them as two distinct but complementary institutions under a framework of cooperation. The institutions are meant to support each other on industrial priorities, investment opportunities and strategic financing challenges.

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