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Government rough sleeping funding ‘nowhere near enough’, charities say

Government funding to help rough sleepers is “nowhere near enough” to make up for rising living costs and soaring rents, homeless charities have said. An additional £34.6 million pledged will not offset the decrease in funding experienced by ...

04 Sept 2023 at 16:29

Ex-rough sleeper tells minister not enough being done to help people on streets

A former rough sleeper has told the homelessness minister not enough is being done to help people on the streets who he said were given “false hope” when the Government stepped up help temporarily during the pandemic. Felicity Buchan ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:01

New report claims investment in social housing could add £50bn to economy

Billions could be added to the economy through investment in social housing, according to a new report which comes as the Chancellor has been warned of the “dire situation” facing homelessness support services that urgently need ...

27 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Number of people sleeping rough in England rises for first time since 2017

The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough in England has risen for the first time since 2017, new figures show. A snapshot of a single night in autumn last year found 3,069 people sleeping rough, up 626 (26%) on the ...

28 Feb 2023 at 13:17

London ‘sees 24% increase in rough sleepers year-on-year’ as living costs surge

London sees ‘21% increase in rough sleepers in a year’ as cost of living rises

The number of rough sleepers in London has risen by 24% year-on-year amid the deepening cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned. Analysis by City Hall suggests there were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between ...

30 Oct 2022 at 15:44

Next government urged to act as London rough sleeping figures hit record high

Rough sleeping in London has reached a record high with the increase branded “appalling” and the next government urged to “act decisively to address this crisis”. A total of 11,993 people were seen rough sleeping in ...

27 Jun 2024 at 17:08

Latest rise in London rough sleeping branded ‘shameful’

A rise in the number of people sleeping rough in London by almost a fifth on the same period last year has been described as “shameful”. A total of 4,780 rough sleepers were seen on the capital’s streets between ...

31 Oct 2024 at 12:39

People living on London’s streets in run-up to Christmas rose by 26% on 2023

People classed as living on the streets of London in the three months leading to Christmas was up by more than a quarter on the same period in 2023, figures show. The total number of people sleeping rough on ...

31 Jan 2025 at 11:40

Rough sleeping up by a fifth in a year, ‘shameful’ snapshot estimates show

Rough sleeping in England has risen by a fifth in a year, according to new snapshot estimates branded “devastating and shameful”. The latest figures came as separate data showed a record high for both ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:24

Sharp rise in children living in B&Bs for longer than six months

Figures showing a sharp rise in children living in bed and breakfasts for longer than six months in England and an increase in the number of people classed as living on the streets of London have ...

30 Apr 2025 at 14:30

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