VIDEO: Gillingham Street Angels Foodhub Manager Tracy Charlick Credit: Oliver Small
Charities in Kent have hit out at Suella Braverman’s proposal to restrict the use of tents by homeless people in urban areas as the government looks to tackle the rising numbers of rough sleepers on Britain’s high streets.
This comes after the Home Secretary characterised rough sleeping as a, “lifestyle choice”.
Charities have warned of a growing homelessness crisis caused by a combination of rising rents, a shortage of social and affordable housing and the cost of living crisis leaving more people vulnerable to eviction.