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The figure for rough sleepers appears to be unreliable and likely to be an underestimation, and doesn't come close to the actual number of people designated as homeless.

 

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/25/number-of-rough-sleepers-in-england-rises-for-sixth-successive-year

 

 

Many campaigners believe that the official rough sleeper figures are an underestimate. The separate Chain database, which records the numbers of people in London seen rough sleeping by outreach workers, last June reported 8,096 rough sleepers in the capital in 2015-16.

 

 

The robustness of official government rough sleeper figures was questioned just over a year ago by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). It ruled that they lacked “trustworthiness”, were vulnerable to political manipulation, and did not meet the quality standard to be national statistics.

 

The UKSA noted that the statistics were based on either a single one-night snapshot “count” of rough sleeping in a particular council area, or an estimate based on intelligence supplied by local charities, police and homelessness outreach teams.

 

The latest rough sleeping figures show that 47 out of 326 councils in England conducted rough sleeping counts (reporting 28% of the rough sleeper total) and 279 relied on estimates, accounting for 2,997 rough sleepers (28%).

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Hold on, he said 4000 and was derided. Turns out the number is right.

To be fair, 4,000 does seem very low. I would imagine London alone has a few thousand vagabonds.

 

Regardless, 50% is a pretty steep increase.

 

Edit: Anubis has addressed the point above.

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The figure for rough sleepers appears to be unreliable and likely to be an underestimation, and doesn't come close to the actual number of people designated as homeless.

 

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/25/number-of-rough-sleepers-in-england-rises-for-sixth-successive-year

 

 

 

An incredible revelation. 

 

I can't think for the life of me why the number of people living on the street isn't entirely accurate.

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I do but I help out my friend when I'm back down in Liverpool for a visit.

 

That can't be right, there is no possible way for a human to get from Glasgow to Liverpool.

 

Well spotted, Rico. Another left wing bullshitter outed.

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That can't be right, there is no possible way for a human to get from Glasgow to Liverpool.

Well spotted, Rico. Another left wing bullshitter outed.

To be fair the one thing I’ve always noted about charity volunteers is the 5 hour commute. Makes me admire them even more to be honest.

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