City hall counts 4,389 people sleeping on streets in fourth quarter of 2023, with mayor accusing No 10 of ‘turning a blind eye’
Rough sleeping in London is at its highest level in a decade, prompting warnings of a “humanitarian crisis” that is expected to get worse.
In a 23% year-on-year increase for the fourth quarter of 2023, 4,389 people were counted sleeping on London’s streets – the most since city hall started recording figures in 2014. More than half were sleeping rough for the first time. Homelessness charities called the numbers “devastating”.
