Rural homelessness ‘crisis’ is being hidden as people sleep in barns and tents, think tank warns

‘A “hidden crisis” of rural homelessness is going undetected because of a strong stigma and an inadequate strategy to tackle the issue in the countryside, a think tank has warned.
The study, carried out by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), found that many cases of homelessness in rural areas go undetected because people are likely to find alternative locations to sleep such as barns, tents, parked cars and fields away from public view.
The report stated: “Homelessness, traditionally depicted as an urban street phenomenon, is notably absent in people’s understanding of rural life.’
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