Ending rough sleeping is 'not just a housing issue'
Andy Burnham wants to get people "in from the cold" by Christmas, but the scale of the task is huge.
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"It's not just a housing issue."
— Bill Lewis , Activist
"They're the ones that are actually sleeping under the stars – not sofa surfing or in caravans or anything, they're actually rough sleeping."
— Kerrie Eastman , Executive
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Andy Burnham wants to get people "in from the cold" by Christmas, but the scale of the task is huge.
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