Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Number of people sleeping rough in UK leaps by more than a third since 2010


 Figures from the Department for Communities show the number on the streets rose to 2,414 last year, despite a Tory pledge to end homlessness

Worry: A large proportion of rough sleepers are from Central and Eastern Europe (file picture)
The number of people sleeping rough has leapt by more than a third since 2010 - despite a pledge by the Tories to end homelessness.

Figures from the Department for Communities show the number on the streets rose to 2,414 last year, a rise of 37% since the general election.

Critics said the sharp increase was a “clear warning sign” of the impact of the Government’s benefit cuts.

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