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We would like to speak to people who have been homeless in England about what helped them off the streets
UK NewsPolitics•August 21, 2026 at 10:49 AMNational

We would like to speak to people who have been homeless in England about what helped them off the streets

By Guardian community team•The Guardian - UK News

Was it a government initiative or help from a charity? Or perhaps the support of friends and/or family?Andy Burnham has called on local leaders to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, as he pledges another £100m to end street homelessness.The prime minister has promised he will mount a Covid-style campaign to get everyone off the streets this winter, arguing that rough sleeping has become so common it now “feels like part of the scenery”. Continue reading...

Was it a government initiative or help from a charity? Or perhaps the support of friends and/or family?

Andy Burnham has called on local leaders to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, as he pledges another £100m to end street homelessness.

The prime minister has promised he will mount a Covid-style campaign to get everyone off the streets this winter, arguing that rough sleeping has become so common it now “feels like part of the scenery”.

Continue reading...