Ralph McTell's hit 'Streets of London' set to images of London (with the homeless).
Some facts about the homeless in London:
- one in ten who are sleeping rough are women.
- one in six who are sleeping rough is aged under 25.
- one in fourteen who are sleeping rough is aged over sixty.
- some 20,000 people in London are living in temporary accomodation and are classed as homeless. This does not include people living in bed and breakfast accomodation or squats.
- a street count conducted in 1991 found 1,275 people sleeping rough in London.
- in May 2000 a street count held one night found 436 people sleeping rough in 10 inner London boroughs.
- an estimated 1,180 people sleep rough in England every night.
- of the May 2000 survey 92% of rough sleepers were male and 8% were female.
The length of time people spend sleeping rough varies. A study of 137 rough sleepers were asked how long they had been sleeping rough:
under 3 months 22%
3 months - 1 year 10%
1-2 years 15%
2-5 years 14%
5 - 10 years 12%
over 10 years 18%
