Since the Tories came in , rough sleepers on the streets has doubled

[dembethewarrior]

Tip of the iceberg I fear. Not likely to get better, nor be a priority for Govt any time soon

Nobody would deliberately choose a 'life' on the streets.
These people are not the ones sucking the money out of the system.

I beg to differ.

There is a bloke in my local area who has a flat yet sleeps rough.

Also the brother of an ex councillor who sleeps rough.

[Igovernor]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...eople-13897738

[joecity]

I beg to differ.

There is a bloke in my local area who has a flat yet sleeps rough.

Also the brother of an ex councillor who sleeps rough.

People who choose life on the streets aren't really a problem. There is enough provision for the tiniest number of genuine people that genuinely choose to live in a box rather than a flat. It is provision for the rest of the rough sleepers wider homeless that's lacking.

[Vimto]

I beg to differ.

There is a bloke in my local area who has a flat yet sleeps rough.

Also the brother of an ex councillor who sleeps rough.

They may have become that way inclined, but how did they start sleeping in the street, in the very first place ? A whim?
Ok I'll rephrase my earlier post -
Not many people willingly choose a tough life living rough on the streets.