Clr Cathy Scott, cabinet member for housing, said: "We want Kirklees to be a place where no one has to
sleep rough on our streets, where no one is excluded, and where the support to prevent and end homelessness is available for everyone.
It's war on rough sleeping; strategy launched to ensure no one needs to live on the street
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Most of us can only imagine what it is like to
sleep rough and it is devastating that so many aren't getting the right access to healthcare.
PS1.9m funding to help rough sleepers
Chief executive of homeless charity Crisis Jon Sparkes, said: "It's a damning reflection of our society that night after night, so many people are forced to
sleep rough on our streets, especially when we know that with the right commitment, rough sleeping could be ended for good.
Shocking rise in number of rough sleepers on Cov streets
Chief executive of homeless charity Crisis, Jon Sparkes said: "It's a damning reflection of our society that night after night, so many people are forced to
sleep rough on our streets, especially when we know that with the right commitment, rough sleeping could be ended for good.
The shocking rise in rough sleeping in Coventry; There are three times as many people sleeping on our streets as last year - and that is likely to be an underestimate
There is no anyone to here but sadly people doing Cllr Mick Thompson, Middlesbrough Council's executive member for Culture and Communities, said: "There is no need for anyone to
sleep rough in Middlesbrough but sadly there are people in our community who are doing just that.
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"Nobody should have to
sleep rough and it is even more important we support them as the temperature drops.
First rough sleepers 'homed by Christmas'
Ministers are also expected to review legislation on homelessness and rough sleeping, including the Vagrancy Act, which dates back to 1824 and still makes it illegal to
sleep rough or beg in England and Wales.
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Anyone who continues to
sleep rough is offered ongoing help but the council said there will be a range of complex reasons why they may not accept support.
'We'll make sure people have a place to sleep' council keeps 160 rough sleepers off the streets
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sleep rough on a pitch with under soil heating?" Blanche DuBois
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"Wales has made big steps forward in tackling homelessness in recent years and we are ready to work closely with Welsh Government to ensure people who have to
sleep rough can get into a suitable home as early as possible.
Wales' number of rough sleepers still on the rise
NO-ONE should be forced to
sleep rough this Christmas, Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy claimed yesterday ahead of the opening of a new shelter.
8,500 people without a home for christmas; Minister vows to help rough sleepers
"While every effort is made to ensure that no-one rough sleeps during severe weather people do sometimes choose not to accept our offer of accommodation and choose to
sleep rough.
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I drove home thinking of all the people who would have to
sleep rough again that night and the night after, who knows for how long.
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However, individuals who
sleep rough often have enormously complex issues and in some circumstances choose not to access our accommodation, instead sleeping rough for many years.
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