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More than 5,000 rough sleepers taken off the streets

More than 5,400 rough sleepers have been offered safe accommodation in just under a month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s adviser, Dame Louise Casey, has revealed.

More than 5,400 rough sleepers have been offered safe accommodation in just under a month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's adviser, Dame Louise Casey, has revealed.

Dame Louise said more than 90% of those on the streets at the beginning of the crisis and known to local authorities had been taken off the streets.

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