The number of beds in homeless shelters has plummeted
since the Conservatives came to power, despite homelessness having soared in
the same period. Bed space for single homeless people in England has dropped by
almost a fifth since 2010 amid government funding cuts and local council
belt-tightening. There are now significantly fewer places for single homeless
people to go, despite the number needing somewhere to spend the night having
rocketed. Since 2010, homelessness and rough sleeping have risen in every year.
The number of people sleeping rough has risen by 169 per cent, while the figure
for people being declared homeless by local councils is up 48 per cent. Read
more on the Independent website.
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