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<p>Local authorities provide a snapshot of the number of rough sleepers on a single
night each Autumn. Based on these figures, the number of rough sleepers in the London
area in Autumn 2014 was 742. A corresponding figure for 2009 is not available because
of a new more robust assessment methodology was introduced in 2010 to provide a more
accurate picture of rough sleeping across England.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the latest
Statistics Release on rough sleeping is attached and further, detail, including figures
for individual local authority areas, is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p>
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