And despite nationwide efforts to get street sleepers into accommodation, he still doesn’t have a roof over his head. “Of course I’m scared, I’m very scared,” he says. You need a house to self-isolate or a roof over your head. As well as rough sleepers, figures released on Thursday revealed that 62,280 families are currently living in temporary accommodation in England – 5,400 of those with shared facilities. On Saturday, Crisis launched the campaign In This Together to raise funds to support people who are homeless during the outbreak.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2020 09:56 UTC