The rate of homelessness in London last year was nearly three times higher than England as a whole, with one in 58 people facing sleeping rough.
Shelter said it is expecting a ‘sharp rise’ in homelessness in 2023 as local authorities call on the government to ensure changes are made amid the cost-of-living crisis. was higher than the national rate for England in 2022, according to new data.
Shelter says one in 58 people in the capital were sleeping rough last year, with London’s borough councils describing the figures as ‘devastating’.while local authorities call on the government to ensure changes are made amid the Cost of Living crisis. The charity’s chief executive Polly Neate said: ‘The new year should be a time of hope, but this isn’t the case for‘A cold doorway or a grotty hostel room is not a home, but this is reality for too many people today.‘Our frontline advisers are working tirelessly to help people who are desperate to escape homelessness – from the parents doing all they can to provide some shred of a normal family life while stuck in an emergency B&B, to the person terrified of another night sleeping rough.
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