Rough sleeping down but emergency accommodation use still high in London - Crisis responds

Friday, 30 July 2021 14:09

New figures today from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) reveal that from April to June 2021, 2589 people slept rough across London, this was down 14% on the previous quarter, while 395 people were seen living on the streets for 3 weeks or more. Responding to the figures Jon Sparkes, chief executive of Crisis, said: “It is very encouraging to see a fall in the number of people rough sleeping in London....Request free trial