Rough sleeping in London over Christmas up 26 per cent in a year
A homeless person asleep on the street beside the entrance to Westminster underground station and in the shadows of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in central London, July 19, 2024
THE number of homeless people in London over the three months leading to Christmas rose by more than a quarter compared to the previous year, it was revealed today.
A total of 4,612 people were recorded sleeping rough in the capital between October and December, a 5 per cent increase from the same period in 2023.
Nearly half were new rough sleepers, while 41 per cent were classified as intermittent rough sleepers.
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