Streets of London

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 20000 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 1275 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 1180 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%



































