File photo dated 16/01/20 of homeless people sleeping. More than 100 homeless people in Reading have been moved into settled accommodation. Between March and August 2020, 264 individuals were provided accommodation through the ‘Everyone In’ initiative aimed at providing all homeless people with temporary housing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reading Borough Council (RBC) has gone a step further and managed to house 129 – almost half – of these people permanently. Councillor John Ennis, lead member for Housing, revealed the latest situation in response to a question from Green councillor Rob White at RBC’s Full Council meeting on Tuesday, January 26. Cllr White praised the council’s ‘Everyone in’ response last year and asked for an update on the council’s progress with permanently housing rough sleepers.