The number of people sleeping rough will more than quadruple from 9,100 in 2016 to 40,100 over the same period, the research found. The forecast, released to mark the 50th anniversary of Crisis, comes as the number of homeless households has jumped by a third in the past five years. Crisis has urged the government to build more affordable housing and launch a concerted effort to tackle rough sleeping. Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP for Tooting, said: “The mayor of London is tackling the housing crisis, securing record investment. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Crisis has urged the government to launch a concerted effort to tackle rough sleeping.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2017 22:52 UTC