London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the expansion of rough sleeping services in response to the rising number of homeless people on the capital's streets, which has reached a record high. A new 'No Second Night Out Hub' is set to open in west London in April as part of a multi-year £17 million City Hall investment in collaboration with the charity St Mungo's. Homeless charities have labeled the increase in rough sleepers a 'disaster', with Fiona Colley from Homeless Link responding in The Guardian. The Mayor has criticized the government for not providing adequate support to address the rough sleeping crisis, noting that 19% of those helped off the streets during recent cold weather were refugees who had to leave Home Office-provided accommodation. MPs have highlighted the issue, attributing the rise in homelessness to a chronic shortage of social, secure, and affordable housing, and failures in government housing policies, including the Right to Buy scheme and a decrease of 1,400,000 social housing homes since 1980. It is also noted that 90% of the lead tenants in social housing are British citizens.
In 2019, Tories promised to build 300,000 homes a year, but have badly failed. @MikeAmesburyMP and I learnt of subsequent woes faced by the #brick industry, while assuring them and @GMB_union that Labour will #GetBritainBuilding again, especially social and #AffordableHousing. https://t.co/xBzVp1CiR3
New data shows that a record number of people are rough sleeping in London. https://t.co/zLQbkxVBqX
Record number of people rough sleeping in London, data shows https://t.co/K2AE7DZDN1
I’m determined to do everything I can to work with boroughs and the voluntary sector to tackle rough sleeping in the capital. That’s why I have expanded our rough sleeping services to help more Londoners in need. https://t.co/DVByreIIsL
NEW: London mayor calls for govt help as homelessness jumps https://t.co/xDj7dTIeeV
A new Homeless Hub has been announced by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. It comes as recent figures reveal a rise in rough sleepers in the Capital. London Live's @SaraFirth_ reports. https://t.co/VNEy9hQAUK
"The latest government figures show that 90% of the lead tenants in social housing are British citizens." https://t.co/IoFjfx8hg8 https://t.co/oqztlm4uNq
Today’s figures showing rough sleeping in London is the highest for a decade is a damning indictment of this Tory Government. The rise in homelessness is being driven by a chronic shortage of decent, secure and affordable housing. It’s a clear sign of Tory failure. https://t.co/tuwWOx89DH
Ministers have turned a blind eye to the rough sleeping national crisis. 19% of those helped off the streets during recent freezing weather were refugees forced to leave Home Office-provided accommodation. I urge the Govt to provide proper support to help us end rough sleeping.
The reason people can't get social housing isn't that migrants took it: 90% of new lets go to UK nationals. It’s that there are 1,400,000 fewer social housing homes today than in 1980, because of Right to Buy and the Tories failing to build them. Don't let them off the hook.
"This is a disaster that must be addressed immediately" Our @FionaMColley responding in @guardian's report of new figures showing rough sleeping in London is at its highest level in a decade. https://t.co/W9dnqwAfVb
The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homeless charities branding the statistics a “disaster” but not a surprise ✍️: @aine_fox https://t.co/W5On7fcZ9L
Sadiq Khan expands services to help record numbers of rough sleepers in the capital .@SadiqKhan - https://t.co/IabrAto9tF https://t.co/76aS2AqgS4
The Mayor of London, @SadiqKhan has expanded rough sleeping services in London, as new figures show another rise in the number of homeless people on the capital’s streets. He announced that a new ‘No Second Night Out Hub’ will open in west London in April. https://t.co/jVASAmkQeJ
.@MayorofLondon has today announced a new ‘No Second Night Out’ hub in west London to boost the number of life-changing services supporting rough sleepers, as part of a multi-year £17m City Hall investment with @StMungos
Sadiq Khan has expanded rough sleeping services in London, as new figures show another rise in the number of homeless people on the capital’s streets https://t.co/Rv0jam4si9