That's the various charities who were helping to train people for work, getting them off drugs etc were such a great idea, and could be incorporated into the sentencing.
Government funding for these great programmes has been withdrawn over the years, so there isn't as much help available now.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homelessness-rough-sleepers-record-england-stats-homeless-people-2017-increase-a8177086.html
Not according to this article.