The rising tide of rough sleeping and families ending up in temporary accommodation should have alerted the government to the effects of its policies. It’s no surprise that a mixture of high rents and welfare cuts put people out on the streets. Rough sleeping more than doubled since 2010. It is shocking that ministers were not curious about the effects of their policies and did not commission full impact assessments. Her Homelessness Reduction Act will give councils responsibility for preventing homelessness but offers very little cash to help them to do so.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2017 18:45 UTC