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The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

UK charity declares ‘refugee homelessness emergency’ as numbers hit record high

A pedestrian walks past homeless people's tents in London
The number of refugees and other migrants sleeping rough has increased by 125% to 850 in the last year. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Homelessness among refugees has doubled in the last year to reach record levels as charities hand out tents and sleeping bags to those forced to live on the streets for the first time, according to research.

The No Accommodation Network (Naccom), an umbrella organisation for 140 frontline organisations working with asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants across the UK, has collated the data and shared it with the Guardian.

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