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Alan Jones (PA) & Erin Santillo

Number of rough sleepers in England falls to eight-year low

The number of people sleeping rough in England has fallen for a fourth year in a row, new figures suggest.

A nine per cent reduction over the past 12 months has taken levels to an eight-year low, according to UK government data.

Some 2,440 people were estimated to be sleeping on the streets on a single night in autumn 2021, when the data was collected.

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