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<p>MHCLG does not provide an estimate of the number of people sleeping rough across
the whole of the UK.</p><p>MHCLG’s latest annual Rough Sleeping Statistics, published
on 31 January 2019, show the total number of people counted or estimated to be sleeping
rough in England only, on a single night in Autumn 2018 was 4,677. This was down by
74 people or 2 per cent from the 2017 total of 4,751 and was up 2,909 people or 165
per cent from the 2010 total of 1,768.</p><p>These annual single night snapshots of
the number of people sleeping rough are provided by all local authority areas in England
from 2010 onwards. In Lambeth, there were 50 people sleeping rough on a single night
in autumn 2018. This was up 37 people or 285 per cent from the 2010 total of 13 people.
The area with the highest number of people sleeping rough on a single night in Autumn
2018 was Westminster with 306 people sleeping rough.</p><p>These statistics are available
at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a></p><p>This
Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should
ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government
Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people
who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping
once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness
and rough sleeping over the spending review period. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative
investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding
for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces.</p>
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