Jenny Edwards: Britain is tackling homelessness but managing the problem is not enough - The Guardian 16th April 2008

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Britain has achieved phenomenal success in tackling rough sleeping, but simply managing the problem is not enough Ten years ago, huddled figures in shop doorways were a common sight in our cities. We had a long-standing social problem that many said was just a fact of life. That has changed. Charities, government, and local authorities worked together to make it different. Thousands of lives were changed and about 19,000 people moved off the streets of London alone. The doubters were wrong.

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