ROUGH sleeping in England has fallen by 9 per cent, official figures show, but charities warn that the race to end homelessness is far from over. 

On a single night in autumn 2021 there were 2,440 people estimated to be rough sleeping in England, down 9 per cent from last year and a drop of 49 per cent from the peak in 2017, according to government figures released today.

However, the number of rough sleepers is yet to fall to levels seen before the Tory government came to power, with the figure still 38 per cent higher than in 2010.