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More than half of Bedford’s rough sleepers spending over 10 nights on the streets

A Bedford Borough Council report has revealed an increase in long-term rough sleeping, with more than half of rough sleepers now spending more than 10 nights on the streets...

Council announces Borough wide homelessness and rough sleeping strategy for Bedford

Bedford Borough Council has launched a new Borough-wide strategy to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping within our community. This say it outlines the Council’s vision for preventing homelessness, supporting…

Borough Council expands team to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping

Bedford Borough Council has expanded its housing team to help tackle homelessness and increase support services for rough sleepers with 22 new recruits. "It's going to speed up our efforts...

Temporary rough sleeper hub reopening to meet “ongoing need”

Bedford Borough Council is reopening a temporary rough sleeper assessment hub in Bedford to meet “ongoing need”. Yesterday’s Planning Committee (November 20) voted unanimously to grant...

Launch of Bedford’s first ‘Tap to Donate’ machine to support the town’s homeless

As temperatures plummet, outreach teams support rough sleepers in Bedford Borough

Outreach teams are responding to and supporting reports of rough sleepers throughout the Borough as temperatures are set to drop below -7 tonight. The teams make regular patrols of the Borough and offer accommodation...

Post-Covid: an opportunity to rethink rough sleeping in Bedford

Could one of the benefits emerging from the coronavirus pandemic be an end to rough sleeping in the UK? Emergency Government funding has already taken...

Rough sleeping reduced, but more meaningful solutions to tackle homelessness are needed

Figures released by the government today show that Bedford Borough has seen the tenth largest decrease in the number of people rough sleeping from...

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