Thangam Debbonaire on homeless coronavirus deaths statistics

“These tragic deaths demonstrate the need to help homeless people off the streets during the pandemic.

“Local councils worked hard to give people emergency accommodation as part of the government’s Everybody In policy. This was a good start, but the government has left out people who have found themselves on the streets since the start of lockdown.

“The emergency measures of the last few months demonstrate we can end rough sleeping. We should grab this opportunity now – nobody should live, or die, on the streets.”

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Notes to Editors
       Coronavirus and deaths of homeless people, England and Wales: deaths registered up to 26 June 2020 https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/deathsofhomelesspeopleinvolvingcovid19englandandwalesdeathsregisteredupto26june2020