What are the facts?
The number of homeless people is increasing. What is the extent of the issue we ignore?
- "Throughout the UK, rough sleeping has increased by 30% in the past year." - The Guardian, March 2016.
- "In 2016 government statistics showed that 4,134 people slept rough each night in the Uk, double the number counted in 2010" - Crisis.org.uk
- "The average homeless person dies at only 47 year old" - Crisis.org.uk
- Despite the usual view "only 27% of homeless people are recovering from an alcohol problem" -Homless.org.uk
- Homeless people are 13 times more likely to be a victim of violence." -Crisis.org.uk