THE number of rough sleepers and those forced into temporary accommodation has risen for the second year in a row, according to government figures released today.

Those being forced to sleep on the streets increased by 27 per cent to 3,898 in 2023, over double the number of people recorded in 2010, when records began.

And the number of households living in temporary accommodation has increased by 10.3 per cent year on year, to 109,000 in 2023.