This is not always just a simple case of somebody needing a roof over their head.

I think that's absolutely right.

I welcome what Andy Burnham has said, but I have severe doubts whether he will actually achieve this ambition.

Having ambition is great, but there are so many things that need to be put in place.

I don't think resolving rough sleeping in itself is a difficult issue.

When I started working with rough sleepers back in 1985, and I worked with them for almost 40 years, there were five groups of people.

There were people with addictions, mental health problems, people who come out of the forces, as you've just referred to, care leavers and people escaping violence and abuse in the home.

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