New PM says government can bring back hope to Britain, and launches drive to end rough sleeping at the earliest opportunity
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The Prime Minister used his first speech in office to launch an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping at the earliest opportunity, setting out a bold ambition to tackle one of the starkest injustices in the country. This will be backed from day one by an additional £340 million – taking overall funding to record levels.
  • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    They are technically slightly different terms. Someone can be homeless by choice. They could also be homeless, but have somewhere to stay (e.g. a shelter). Rough sleeping refers to people who have to sleep outside, without it being a choice on their part.

    The term has had a lot of creep. It’s akin to how the word retarded changed from a medical description to an insult.