THE “lifeline” homelessness prevention grant (HPG) is now at risk following Tory Chancellor George Osborne’s swingeing cuts agreed with government departments announced yesterday.

A spokesman from charity Crisis told the Star that the organisation fears the “very valuable” lifeline would be one of the first so-called “low value” initiatives to be lost under the cuts to Communities and Local Government funding.

“We don’t know anything more concrete than that until the spending review, but we want to make sure it isn’t touched and we want to make sure it’s protected,” he continued.