Guardian - Rough sleeping in London hit another record high this summer, with an 18% increase on the summer before, as the mayor predicted the problem was likely to get worse this winter.In July, August and September 4,780 people were counted sleeping rough, the most since the quarterly counts began a decade ago.It was “a number that should incense us all”, said Emma Haddad, the chief executive of St Mungo’s, which helps rough sleepers in London and is seeing far more people with mental health problems.
The number of new rough sleepers was up 12% in the year to more than 2,300 people, and 681 people are now considered to be living constantly on the streets – 42% more than in the same period in 2023. Homelessness charities called the figures “shameful” and urged the Labour government to “act to put an end to rough sleeping”.
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