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New data has revealed the number of homeless people across Greater Manchester and the north west, and will be spending Christmas on the streets. Recent analysis by housing and homelessness support charity Shelter has found that one in 308 people across the north west are homeless, with 25,132 people, including over 11,000 children, currently without a permanent home. T

This is an increase on 15 per cent in the last year. The stark figures come as the government launches its new £3.5bn plan to end the homelessness crisis.

The National Plan to End Homelessness has promised to half the number of long-term rough sleepers over the next five years as well as more households to prevent people from becoming homeless.

In its long-awaited strategy to tackle the 'profound challeng

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