London is set to address its rough sleeping crisis by providing 500 homes to homeless individuals, aiming for substantive help before anyone has to spend a night on the streets. This initiative, which includes a government fund of £17 million for refurbishing empty social homes, seeks to change existing rules by 2028. Notably, rough sleeping has risen by 58% over the last decade, with a current estimate of 183,000 people homeless. City Hall emphasizes a proactive approach to prevent homelessness, offering specialized support to those facing multiple barriers.
Sir Sadiq is expected to say: Londoners care deeply about the plight of those that are forced to sleep rough on our streets. But they feel powerless at the scale of the human catastrophe unfolding around them.
The new approach would focus on prevention, with the aim of providing help before people are forced on to the streets.
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