https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester
The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Greater Manchester has fallen for the second year in a row.Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) found 195 people on the region's streets in September - down from the 241 recorded in November 2018.
Manchester and Salford saw numbers decline, but five of the borough's ten council areas recorded an increase.
Mayor Andy Burnham, who pledged to
end rough sleeping by 2020, said "much more needs to be done".
[size=1rem]The figures showed that despite a reduction, Manchester still had the highest number of rough sleepers, with 85 people bedding down in the city, while Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Trafford had all recorded an increase.[/font][/size]
[size=1rem]Bolton, Salford, Tameside and Wigan all saw a decrease in numbers.[/font][/size]