A tent city next to Mayfair: Why cutting homelessness might be harder than before
Briefly

"Rough sleeping is on the rise across England, with over 150,000 children currently living in temporary accommodation, which often results in families crammed into unsuitable living conditions."
"Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner states that England is facing the worst housing crisis in living memory, prompting the government to establish a homelessness reduction unit."
"Labour's manifesto promises to tackle homelessness by recalling successful strategies from the past, notably the Blair government’s commitment to reduce rough sleeping dramatically in the late 1990s."
"The Labour government's early 2000s strategy successfully reduced rough sleeping significantly, evidencing that effective policies can curtail homelessness if followed through."
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