A homelessness charity is set to receive a £200,000 funding boost as part of a national drive to end rough sleeping.
Seaview, based in Hastings, will use the funding to support its work in helping people off the streets and into secure accommodation.
The announcement follows Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pledge to "end rough sleeping," with immediate action promised to ensure a route off the streets for everyone in need by Christmas.
Helena Dollimore, Labour and Co-operative MP for Hastings, Rye and the villages, welcomed the funding.
She said: "Our area is at the sharp end of the housing crisis.
"I have long campaigned for funding to support local people to leave the streets behind, move into secure homes and get the support they need to rebuild their lives.
"The Labour government has already strengthened rights for renters, including ending no-fault evictions which were a huge driver of homelessness in our area.
"We have also boosted our support for the East Sussex Veterans’ Hub who do fantastic work supporting our former service men and women find housing.
"It is great that a portion of this funding will go towards supporting local organisation Seaview who do hugely important work tackling homelessness in Hastings."
The new programme will provide emergency accommodation and practical support with housing, health and other needs, helping individuals build more stable futures.
It will also help deliver more than 1,000 settled homes across England over the next three years, with intensive wraparound support.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "No-one should have to bed down in a doorway or outside a station.
"But we’ve seen it for so long that it feels like Westminster has started to accept it.
"I won’t accept it."
A total of £47 million is being allocated to 100 different projects over three years, with £8.4 million earmarked specifically for the Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund.
The government is also publishing guidance to help local areas deliver consistent "off the street" support this winter, including ensuring adequate provision for women.
The guidance encourages local areas to consider single-sex accommodation with specialist, intensive and trauma-informed support for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
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