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rough sleepers

24 Feb 2012

Rough sleeping in England up by almost a quarter

Latest Government statistics show a rise of 23 per cent in street homelessness in England, between autumn 2010 and autumn 2011.
13 Feb 2012

'Overwhelming' demand at Ipswich churches' night shelter

A clergyman who was instrumental in establishing a night shelter in Ipswich churches for rough sleepers says more needs to be done.
23 Dec 2011

Homelessness charities team up for the winter

Two leading homelessness charities are teaming up to help homeless men and women using winter shelters across London to escape homelessness.
8 Apr 2011

Politics, soup and suffering

Yesterday (7 April 2011) Westminster City Council ignored the opposition and pressed ahead with plans for a by-law which will outlaw rough sleeping and mobile food distribution (i.e. soup runs) in a designated area around the Victoria station in London. Final decisions await a full Council meeting in May.
28 Feb 2011

Methodists appalled by 'absurd' plans to sideline homeless in Westminster

The Methodist Church has condemned plans by Westminster City Council to ban rough sleeping and soup runs for the homeless as "disgusting" and "absurd".
27 Feb 2011

Westminster proposes ban on homeless 'rough sleepers'

Campaigners have expressed alarm at Westminster Council's proposal to ban rough sleepers and the charities who care for them, from the streets around Victoria.
21 Feb 2011

Shelter warns over growing homelessness problem

The housing and homelessness charity Shelter has warned that rough sleeping figures paint a worrying picture of the future of homelessness in this country.
10 Apr 2009

Rough sleepers survey shows continuing homelessness problem

In spite of assurances by government, rough sleeping by homeless people is still a significant problem in Britain's towns and cities say campaigners, following a head count in the nation's capital.
7 Apr 2009

Homeless still on London streets despite ‘sub human’ policy of water spraying

More than 200 people are still sleeping on the streets of central London despite policies to stop them bedding down which have included spraying them with water.
3 Nov 2008

Huge increase in number of London's homeless

A voluntary organisation working with homeless people has found several hundred rough sleepers in Central London, challenging estimates made by both Westminster Council and central Government.

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