Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the increasing numbers of rough sleepers; and what assessment they have made of further predicted increases this winter.

No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government is committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027.

We are investing £30 million in projects specifically to support rough sleepers. Our £20 million Rough Sleeping Grant is funding 48 projects across England, and our £10 million Social Impact Bond funding will provide personalised support for up to 1,200 homeless people with the most complex needs.

DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief in England.