FIGURES suggest there was no-one sleeping rough in Copeland last autumn – but charities are warning that an end to emergency Covid-19 measures could spark a post-pandemic surge in homelessness nationally. Thousands of people were preparing to sleep on the streets across England when stricter lockdown measures were introduced in October and November last year. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data shows Copeland was among just 30 local authority areas where no rough sleepers were recorded during a spot check on one night in that period. Across England, there has been a significant decrease in rough sleeping linked to 2020’s ‘Everyone In’ scheme, which saw the Government give councils extra funding to accommodate as many homeless people as possible to shield them from the coronavirus.