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February 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The charity said it had collected the figures in a single night last autumn, and compared with an assessment 12 months earlier, the daily The Independent reported.
According to figures, the number of rough sleepers in one night in 2011 was 2,181 in England. It was 413 more than 1,768 on the same night the previous year.
London and the South East had the highest number of rough sleepers with more than 400 in each region, the report said.
More than half of London’s rough sleepers come from overseas, with a notable growth in people from Central and Eastern Europe.
Grant Shapps, the Minister for Housing and Local Government, has pledged an additional £18.5 million to help councils tackle rough sleeping.
“This country has some of the best homelessness services for those who become destitute in the world, but rough sleeping is still on the rise, and I want to make sure we’re doing everything we can to prevent anyone spending a second night on the street”, he said.
Leslie Morphy, chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis, said: “The government must learn from these figures and ensure that the services and help homeless people need are available in every area.”
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