Nearly 160,000 households, estimated at just under a
quarter of a million people, are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness
across Britain, with rough sleeping forecast to rise by 76 per cent in the next
decade unless the governments in Westminster, Scotland and Wales take long-term
action to tackle it. This is according to new expert analysis conducted for
Crisis by Heriot-Watt University providing the most complete picture to-date of
the worst forms of homelessness, including rough sleeping and sofa surfing, as
well as 25-year forecasts for each category across England, Wales and Scotland.
Read more on the Crisis website.
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