Homelessness rises 55% under ‘disgraceful’ Tory government

‘Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) reveal a significant 55 percent rise in homelessness since David Cameron became prime minister in 2010.

The official figures released Thursday say that 2,774 people slept rough in England in 2014, up from 2,414 in 2013 and 1,768 in 2010, the year the coalition government was formed.

Homelessness charities are urgently calling on party leaders to review the situation.’

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