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Rough sleeping up by a fifth in a year, ‘shameful’ snapshot estimates show

Campaigners welcomed emergency funding but said long-term investment is needed.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

Latest rise in London rough sleeping branded ‘shameful’

New rough sleepers accounted for 49% of all rough sleepers between July and September, according to the Combined Homelessness and Information Network.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Housing ‘disgrace’ as number of families in temporary accommodation hits record high

Nearly 140,000 children are living in temporary homes

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

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New rough sleepers in London rose by 12% in figures branded ‘appalling’

A total of 3,272 people were recorded as sleeping rough in the capital, up 9% on the total figure for April-June 2022.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Number of people sleeping rough in England rises for first time since 2017

The rise has been branded a ‘massive, collective failure’ by a charity.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

London ‘sees 24% increase in rough sleepers year-on-year’ as living costs surge

Analysis by City Hall suggests there were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between April and September.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2022

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