Rising rough sleeping in Britain is not the result of
government policy but is being driven by factors including the spread of
psychoactive drugs such as spice, growth in non-UK nationals on the streets and
family breakdown, the housing secretary, James Brokenshire, has claimed. The
number of people sleeping rough has more than doubled since 2010 to 4,751
according to the government’s own figures. Brokenshire said “I see it as a
combination of concerning elements in terms of addiction, family breakdown
issues. The thing that struck me over recent months in speaking to some of the
LGBT charities in terms of young people, because of their sexuality, being
thrown out of home.” Read more on the Guardian website.
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