Refugee homelessness up by 99 per cent in a year
Including people seeking asylum and other migrants, that rises to 125 per cent, figures show.
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London rough sleeping figures hit record high
Charities said the occupant of Number 10 after July 4 must treat homelessness as an emergency and prioritise it in their first 100 days.
‘Smells’ cut from Bill but charity fears homeless will still be criminalised
Campaigners feared the Criminal Justice Bill had been drafted so widely it could result in rough sleepers being arrested or fined for smelling bad.
People should not be arrested ‘just if they smell’ – Cabinet minister
Critics say the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill is drawn too widely and will criminalise homelessness.
Cost-of-living crisis: Bleak estimate for number of people sleeping rough by 2024
Core homelessness is projected to reach 270,000 by 2024 as the cost-of-living crisis begins to bite.