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A record number of people are sleeping rough in London, with charities saying there has been an appalling spike in street homelessness. A record number of people are sleeping rough in London, with charities reporting a spike in street homelessness.
Figures show that 3,103 people were found sleeping rough in the capital between July and September 2018 – the first time the total has gone above 3,000 in a single three-month period. Figures show that 3,103 people were found sleeping rough in the capital between July and September 2018 – the first time the total has exceeded 3,000 in a three-month period. Charities attributed the surge to a lack of affordable housing.
Charities have put the surge down to a lack of affordable housing, saying that as a society “we cannot carry on like this”. The data, from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network, shows the number of rough sleepers has risen by 20% on the previous three months, and by 17% compared with the same period last year.
The numbers, from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain), show rough-sleeper numbers have shot up by 20% on the previous three months, and by 17% when compared to the same period last year. Over the same period, outreach teams recorded 1,382 people sleeping rough for the first time, up by 28% on the previous period and a rise of 20% compared with last year.
The figures also showed that over the same period outreach teams recorded 1,382 people sleeping rough for the first time, up by 28% on the previous period and a rise of 20% compared to last year. Jon Sparkes, the chief executive of the charity Crisis, said: “This appalling spike in the number of people forced to sleep rough in London is a disaster for every single person experiencing life on the streets. Across the capital, local authorities are struggling with increasing numbers of people new to the streets, which is why the root cause of the problem must be tackled.
“This appalling spike in the number of people forced to sleep rough in London is a disaster for every single person experiencing life on the streets. Across the capital, local authorities are struggling with increasing numbers of people new to the streets, which is why the root cause of the problem must be tackled,” said Jon Sparkes, the chief executive of the charity Crisis. “We cannot carry on like this when we know homelessness is not inevitable. We don’t have have enough affordable housing that homeless people can access.”
Sparkes said: “We can’t carry on like this when we know homelessness is not inevitable. We don’t have have enough affordable housing that homeless people can access,” he said.
Homeless Link’s chief executive, Rick Henderson, said: “It is alarming to see such a dramatic rise in the number of people sleeping rough in London … We need to ask ourselves some tough questions about why so many are finding themselves with little choice but to bed down on the streets.”Homeless Link’s chief executive, Rick Henderson, said: “It is alarming to see such a dramatic rise in the number of people sleeping rough in London … We need to ask ourselves some tough questions about why so many are finding themselves with little choice but to bed down on the streets.”
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) found more than 440 homeless people have died on streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK in the past year. Among those who died since October 2017 was a former solider, an astrophysicist and a Big Issue seller. Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found more than 440 homeless people died on streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK in the past year. Among those who died since October 2017 was a former solider, an astrophysicist and a Big Issue seller.
The inquiry found 69% of deaths were men, 21% were women and no gender was recorded for the remaining 10%. January was the deadliest month, in which at least 33 people died. The inquiry found 69% of deaths were men, 21% were women and no gender was recorded for the remaining 10%. January was the deadliest month, when at least 33 people died.
Charities have called the deaths a national disgrace and have blamed soaring homelessness on austerity, expensive private rents and a lack of social housing. They called on local authorities to hold investigations into every death as standard. Charities have called the deaths a national disgrace and blamed soaring homelessness on austerity, expensive private rents and a lack of social housing. They said local authorities should investigate every death.
The figures are likely to be a substantial underestimate as no official organisation counts homeless deaths in Britain. Data shows there were at least 449 deaths in a year – more than one per day. The figures are likely to be a substantial underestimate as no official organisation counts the deaths of homeless people in Britain. Data shows there were at least 449 deaths in a year – more than one per day.
A previous investigation by the Guardian found that at least 230 deaths of homeless people were recorded by local authorities in the UK between 2013 and 2017. An investigation by the Guardian in April found that at least 230 deaths of homeless people were recorded by local authorities in the UK between 2013 and 2017.
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