Rishi Sunak said rough sleeping figures are lower than their 2017 peak thanks to government funding. But there's more to this claim that meets the eye. FactCheck takes a look 👇
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has claimed that the 35 per cent drop in rough sleeping figures from their peak in 2017 is “partly” as a result of £2bn government funding “over the last three years”.
But despite Mr Sunak’s claim, the £2bn spending from the government hasn’t been in place for “the last three years”. So, the £2bn investment to help rough sleeping is currently being spent, but it hasn’t been in place “over the last three years” as the prime minister claimed.Rishi Sunak is right that the level of rough sleeping is currently 35 per cent lower than it was at its peak in 2017.
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