Hunch. Angela Rayner said on 25 October that the government 'will not back down' from the offer this Christmas.
The delay market resolves on GOV.UK news from the Prime Minister's Office and the housing ministry: YES if by the end of 24 December 2026 the Prime Minister, his office or the housing ministry officially sets a later date than Christmas 2026 for the goal or drops the words before Christmas. Words about work continuing after Christmas do not count, and BBC News and The Guardian settle it if GOV.UK does not open.
We looked for cases where a government or mayor in Britain or Ireland promised that, by a named date, everyone sleeping rough would be offered a place to stay, or that rough sleeping would end. We found seven such promises from 2008 to 2020, five in England and two in Ireland. One was met on time, in Dublin in 2014.