Number of rough sleepers in England rises for sixth successive year

 ”The number of people sleeping rough in England has risen for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest official figures.

An estimated 4,134 people bedded down outside in 2016, according to the snapshot survey, an increase of 16% on the previous year’s figure of 3,569, and more than double the 2010 figure.

London accounted for 23% of the England total (960), down slightly from 26% in 2015, with the borough of Westminster (260 cases) recording the highest number of rough sleepers in both the capital and the country.

After Westminster, the highest incidences of rough sleeping were recorded in Brighton and Hove (144), Cornwall (99), Manchester (78), Luton (76), Bristol (74), Croydon (68), Redbridge (60), Bedford (59) and Birmingham (55).”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/25/number-of-rough-sleepers-in-england-rises-for-sixth-successive-year

I find this really surprising. No jobs exist but we have expensive housing and associated rates, how can people afford anything? We were told we needed mass development to bring prices down, now its just being thrust upon us because of a make-believe crisis, for people outside of Cornwall that can afford them. What about the jobs though, how do we afford stuff? I think the answer is that we don’t, things can only get worse, which is why things are in the pipeline that will hide the poverty of Cornwall but not erase it. I’ve never seen anything happen voluntarily for the good of people in my 30 years of life in Cornwall. All the good that has happened we’ve had to fight for, usually the people who cause the problems taking the credit.