Homelessness effects many thousands of people in the UK and while most of these people will have access to shelter every night either with friends or family, in a B&B or in a hostel some will end up on the streets exposed to the elements and vulnerable to assault and other crimes. The governments official figure of the number of rough sleepers on an average night is 464, however, outreach programmes and charities who work on the streets with homeless people believe this number to be a significant underestimate because of the difficulty of counting people who do not want to be found or who spend the night travelling around to avoid being disturbed (check out organisations such as Crisis, shelter and the Simon community for more info (or wait for my background studies report to be finished for more detailed info)).
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