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Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’ - TheGuardian (www.theguardian.com)

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Rough sleeping is soaring in London, with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year – a 21% rise, according to figures from the Greater London Authority (GLA).

The increase from 8,329 people seen sleeping rough in 2021-22 to 10,053 in 2022-23 was described as “categorically terrible” by Rick Henderson, the chief executive of the Homeless Link frontline charity, and “extremely alarming” by Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London.

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[–] seacocker 1 points 1 year ago

At the same time we're criminalising asking for money on the tube, with the patronising recorded message asking us not to "encourage" anyone.