In January 2017 we reported on new data showing that more than 4,000 people a night had been sleeping rough on England's streets, a 16% increase on the last year.
- Department for Communities and Local Government: Homelessness statistics - Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2016
- Multiple bar chart: Areas with the most rough sleepers
- Infographic: Sleeping on the streets
- Line chart: Rise in rough sleeping across England
We reported on similar figures a year later, in January 2018. The repo for that story can be found here. You can find all our repos tagged 'homelessness' here