Rough sleeping in England has nearly doubled since the onset of the Covid pandemic, leading to increased urgency from political figures like Andy Burnham for systemic change. A report from the Centre for Social Justice highlighted a 94 percent rise in rough sleepers, totaling about 47,000 individuals. Burnham emphasized that addressing homelessness should transcend economic concerns and be treated as a moral imperative. He also noted that progress made in Greater Manchester should be a model for national policies, as local councils struggle financially under rising demands for temporary accommodations.
Rough sleeping has almost doubled since Covid, a damning report found, with Andy Burnham calling on Sir Keir Starmer to make tackling homelessness a moral mission.
The Greater Manchester mayor piled pressure on the prime minister to follow the success of the region offering housing to the homeless. If you set people up to succeed they largely do, Mr Burnham said.
The CSJ warned rough sleeping is just the tip of the iceberg, with councils across the country spending billions on temporary accommodation and being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy.
The report found a 94 percent increase in rough sleeping since Covid, with around 47,000 people sleeping on the streets in England in the last year.
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