The number of rough sleepers in England plummeted during the pandemic, data shows, with 2,688 people estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2020, down 37% from the previous year. However, the numbers are still 52% higher than in 2010 when such data first started being collected. Homelessness charities said the decrease showed the success of schemes, such as the Everyone In initiative brought in during the first lockdown, to bring people off the streets and provide safe accommodation, but warned numbers could rise once lockdown ended if the government did not make plans to tackle homelessness permanently. Read more on the Guardian website.
Why do we keep building on land at risk of flooding?
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A recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are
being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning
rules. J...
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