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Big rise in sleeping rough sparks call for government action

HOMELESSNESS charities urged David Cameron to put his money where his mouth is yesterday after government figures revealed an unprecedented increase in rough sleeping in England.

The Department for Communities and Local Government report found the number of street sleepers has double since the Conservatives took power.

Umbrella body Homeless Link argued that the figure would have been much higher had it not been for temporary accommodation offered by homelessness charities across the country.

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