Sir David Norgrove urges ministers to clarify claims that numbers are falling in EnglandClaims that rough sleeping is falling in England should not be trusted until the government has explained how an emergency funding scheme for the worst-affected areas might have skewed the latest figures, the chair of the UK statistics Authority (UKSA) has said.Sir David Norgrove’s comments are the latest development in a row over the apparent 2% fall in rough sleeping in England in 2018, which ministers said was a sign the government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) was tackling the homelessness crisis. Continue reading…
Via: Rough sleeping figures cannot be trusted, says statistics chief
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