![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/rough-sleepers-in-london-rise-by-nearly-a-quarter-in-a-year/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TELEMMGLPICT000314506166_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqSIU7B0YMgRG17hW50Jwm7U9edGEEpqDvYye8bDUnekg.jpeg&description=The number of rough sleepers in London has risen by nearly a quarter in the past year. Analysis by City Hall suggests there were 5,712 people on the capital's streets between April and September – an increase of 24 per cent from the same period last year. It is understood these figures are selected statistics from the Greater London Authority-commissioned Combined Homelessness and Information Network ahead of a full data release on Monday. Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, is urging the Government to take immediate action to tackle rising bills and housing costs and address the escalating homelessness crisis. Among the measures he is demanding is an immediate freeze on private rents, lifting the benefits cap and delivering the promised reforms to housing laws, including ending Section 21 evictions. These are so-called "no fault" evictions whereby landlords repossess their properties at short notice and without good reason. The same research shows a steep 24 per cent rise in homelessness between July and September compared with the same period last year, according to analysis by the charity Crisis. Financial pressures ruin progress The charity said the increase is being driven largely by first-time rough sleepers who represent more than half of the 3,628 homeless people in the July-September figures, suggesting mounting living costs are pushing people into homelessness. The mayor said 13,500 people have been helped off the capital's streets since 2016, with eight in 10 staying housed for good, but progress was being offset by extraordinary financial pressures. He praised the "unsung heroes" of outreach workers, charity teams, healthcare professionals and council staff but urged the Government to provide more support for people at risk. "We continue to see a revolving door of people ending up homeless as a result of this escalating cost of living crisis," he said. "This cannot be allowed to continue. This new Government must act now to prevent the circumstances that lead){kind=link}
There were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between April and September, analysis suggests, and charities fear numbers set to spiral
The number of rough sleepers in London has risen by nearly a quarter in the past year.
Analysis by City Hall suggests there were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between April and September – an increase of 24 per cent from the same period last year.
It is understood these figures are selected statistics from the Greater London Authority-commissioned Combined Homelessness and Information Network ahead of a full data release on Monday.
Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, is urging the Government to take immediate action to tackle rising bills and housing costs and address the escalating homelessness crisis.