The Nightstop initiative is run by youth homelessness charity Depaul and offers emergency accommodation to young people at risk through its network of volunteers. Katy told this paper that every young person she has met through the scheme has “had a really difficult time for one reason or another”. It comes after Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that rough sleeping is sometimes a “lifestyle choice” and called for an end to “pitching tents in public spaces". According to Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain) figures, 4,068 rough sleepers were recorded in London between July and September this year. This is an increase of 12% on the numbers recorded in the same period last year.

Source: The Times November 12, 2023 07:09 UTC