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This man has been rough sleeping in nottingham since february. i can just level it out and sleep as i would in a bed. thats ingenious. is it comfortable? its very comfortable, yeah. its only a bit of an issue because its a bit cramped from the shoulder sides, so you dont have much room to move. a former well—paid it consultant. when his landlord unexpectedly evicted him, the 41—year—old says he didnt have the money for another property. keeping things organised in a tight space is quite im...

This is home. so i move the front board, and then i can sleep completely flat. this man has been rough sleeping in nottingham since february. i canjust level it out and sleep as i would in a bed. that is ingenious. is it comfortable? its very comfortable, yeah. its only a bit of an issue because it is a bit cramped from the shoulder size, so you dont have much room to move. a former well—paid it consultant, when his landlord unexpectedly evicted him, the 41—year—old says he did not have th...

Of housing is driving people to the streets. weve got an increase of people that are working, landlords have increased their rents, so even though theyre working, theyre unable to afford that rent any more. an increase in people that were sofa surfing that can no longer do that. the household cant afford that extra running water, that extra food because times are really difficult. ministers say they are spending £500 million over three years tackling rough sleeping, but the rising cost of rents...

Sadiq Khan announced a further £20m of investment to help tackle the rise in people sleeping rough

Good morning, we are discussing putin and the future until ten oclock, and then at ten, such an important conversation, the princess of wales, william is set to unveil a plan to eradicate homelessness. he has made it his lifes work, you might remember those pictures when he was 11, with his mother, visiting homelessness hostels, and he says homelessness hostels, and he says homelessness should not exist in a modern and progressive society, he says he wants to make it rare and brief and and repea...

But figures for the capital show that between january and march thered been an increase of 14% in the number of people compared to the same period last year. the government says it remains absolutely committed to ending rough sleeping". lets see now how the tube is looking at this time of the morning. theres minor delays on the piccidilly line and metropolitan lines. otherwise a good service on rest of the network. it was a mixed bag of weather over the weekend. whats in store for us today and i...

From the respected housing charity shelter, they say that the number sleeping rough have gone up in the last year, that manchesters rate of homelessness is far worse than the national average, and that, as they put it, it is the most problematic city in the north—west of england? so, you have failed? no, i dont accept that. when you are a successful city that brings extra pressures and extra challenges, but, no, the commitment i made was on rough sleeping and on rough sleeping, we do a count e...

Night so we have that scheme in place. it supports around 600 people every night in the city region. and the point is this, i cannot stop people going onto the street because those are circumstances beyond my control, but i can look you in the eye and say everybody who goes on the street currently, we can offer them accommodation on the same day. and i believe that honours the commitment i made. the bigger question of homelessness and housing shortages is something again that i do not have the f...

Accommodation on the same day. and i believe that honours the commitment i made. obviously, the bigger question of homelessness and housing shortages is something, again, that i do not have the full means to deliver, but on rough sleeping we have made a real difference. that phrase you used "i dont have the full means to deliver", thats a very interesting phrase. does that apply, too, to your promises to clean up manchesters air? because if we look at manchester today, again, its record over the...

And say everybody who goes on the street currently, we can offer them accommodation on the same day. and i believe that honours the commitment i made. obviously, the bigger question of homelessness and housing shortages is something, again, that i do not have the full means to deliver, but on rough sleeping we have made a real difference. that phrase you used "i dont have the full means to deliver", thats a very interesting phrase. does that apply, too, to your promises to clean up manchesters a...