Homeless campaigners have warned that millions are now facing "one of the toughest winters yet" as 38 people die on the streets of Merseyside.
And while the number of deaths fell in 2021, local charities are seeing an increase of people becoming homeless and needing support. The tragic 38 deaths compares to 44 in 2020, 41 in 2019, 25 in 2018, and 28 in 2017.
Across Merseyside that includes 19 in Liverpool, six in St Helens, six in Wirral, five in Knowsley, and two in Sefton. Homeless and housing charity, The Whitechapel Centre, located on Langsdale Street in Everton told the ECHO it is seeing an increasing number of people becoming homeless.
