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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

England likely to miss target to end rough sleeping by 2024, says Crisis

A doorway being used by someone sleeping rough in Birmingham
A doorway being used by someone sleeping rough in Birmingham, where 500-600 people are coming forward to the council as homeless each week. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images

A leading charity has said the government is likely to miss its target to end rough sleeping in England by 2024, as it reports a rise in homelessness across the country amid the cost of living crisis.

Crisis said it was “incredibly disappointing” to see more people on the streets, and the success of the government’s Everyone In project, under which rough sleeping dropped to record lows during lockdown, had lost momentum.

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