Homelessness in the UK

A tent set up by a homeless person near Trafalgar Square, London (Getty Images)

Rough sleeping is the sharpest end of the housing crisis and it is shameful that in London in recent years the number of people on our streets has been on the rise - doubling between 2010 and 2016.

John Healey, the shadow-housing secretary, said homelessness was a national scandal. “This is a direct result of decisions made by Conservative ministers: a steep drop in investment for affordable homes, crude cuts to housing benefit, reduced funding for homelessness services and a refusal to help private renters,” he said.


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