Of course homelessness is linked to Tory policies

The homelessness minister, Heather Wheeler, told the Guardian she does not know why the number of rough sleepers has gone up so significantly in recent years but does not accept that the rise is related to cuts to social security or council services (Report, 18 March, theguardian.com).Last September the National Audit Office warned that homelessness is “likely to have been driven by welfare reforms” and observed that the ending of private sector tenancies is the biggest single driver