Rough sleeping in London hits highest level in a decade
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/27/rough-sleeping-in-london-hits-highest-level-in-a-decade
Posted by peakedtooearly
Rough sleeping in London hits highest level in a decade
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/27/rough-sleeping-in-london-hits-highest-level-in-a-decade
Posted by peakedtooearly
8 Comments
Hardly surprising with rent costs, gotta feel for the homeless.
Why does the UK try and soften the harsh reality by calling it “sleeping rough” rather than homelessness? Is it to make them feel less guilt?
The Tory government could have solved this permanently on the back of the Covid response. They had rough sleeping almost to zero, but then failed (like always) to put in a place the help needed.
If it was any other demographic other than men who were disproportionately homeless, much more would’ve been done by now to help solve this.
Apparently only about half of them are UK nationals
Who’s in charge of the country for that time again?
I earn a decent wedge and have to work in London every week for 2 days…. I go to pubs til close and go to work at 7am anyway so sleeping rough in the summer is not a bad shout. £200 saving pm Vs hostels.
If there’s one thing I’m grateful for lately, it’s the roof over my head. Yes, rent is ridiculous and the property needs multiple repairs and I moan about it as much as the next typical British person would, but I’m so grateful for it.