HOUSING

Camden sees biggest rise in rough sleeping

Camden LBC had the largest increase – over 600% – in rough sleepers over the last year in England, according to new figures published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 January 2018

Camden LBC had the largest increase – over 600% – in rough sleepers over the last year in England, according to new figures published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

There were only 17 rough sleepers in Camden in the autumn of 2016, compared to 127 in the autumn of last year.

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