The Rough Sleepers Initiative was an initiative by the Government of the United Kingdom's Rough Sleepers Unit (RSU), which resulted from a campaign by St Mungo's, a London homelessness charity, called National Sleep Out Week. It was designed to accommodate homeless people with emergency hostels.
Read more about Rough Sleepers Initiative: Rough Sleepers Unit (RSU), Post RSU—The Homelessness Directorate, Conclusion
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