Number of people sleeping rough in England rises for first time since 2017
The number of people sleeping rough is up by 74% since 2010 as Homeless Link brands the rise a ‘massive collective failure’
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 saw 3,069 people sleeping rough, the annual Government statistics showed.
The figure is up by almost three quarters (74%) since 2010 when the snapshot method of gathering figures was introduced.
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