Burnham rough-sleeper pledge at risk from failures in housing ex-prisoners, charity warns
In 2025-26, 15,155 people freed from prison were without housing – an 18% increase on the previous year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London. The pair were jailed for 13 years in 2020 for manslaughter.
- ▪In 2025-26, 15,155 people freed from prison were without housing – an 18% increase on the previous year.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London.
- ▪The pair were jailed for 13 years in 2020 for manslaughter.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/11/andy-burnham-rough-sleeping-housing-released-prisoners |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:41:59 GMT |
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A rough sleeper in south London. In 2025-26, 15,155 people freed from prison were without housing – an 18% increase on the previous year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London. In 2025-26, 15,155 people freed from prison were without housing – an 18% increase on the previous year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianHomelessnessBurnham rough-sleeper pledge at risk from failures in housing ex-prisoners, charity warnsAnalysis finds nearly one in six people leaving jail last year in England and Wales were released into homelessnessRajeev Syal Home affairs editorTue 11 Aug 2026 05.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping is under threat from a failure to find accommodation for a growing number…
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