You wont have missed this in the streets of any city – but here iare some facts from Inside Housing:

“The number of people sleeping rough on the streets has soared by 16% over the past year, the latest government figures reveal.

 

There were an estimated 4,134 rough sleepers on one night in autumn 2016, a 16% increase from the 3,569 people counted in 2015, according to Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) figures published. Across the country, excluding London, the numbers have jumped by 21%. In London there was a more modest 3% rise.

The number of rough sleepers has more than doubled since 2010, when there were 1,768 people on the streets.

Out of the rough sleepers in London who were given an assessment for their support needs, 46% had mental health needs and 43% had problems with alcohol.”