Many refugees are sleeping on the streets of London increased by more than 800% in three months due to UK Government action which reduces the time to provide accommodation for them, local media reported this Thursday.

In July there were 11 people sleeping rough in the capital, but in September the figure was 102an increase of 827%, according to an investigation by broadcaster Sky News.

This increase was due to a change in Ministry of Home Affairs policy reducing the time refugees have to leave shelters granted by the State upon receipt of their status.

Previously they were given 28 days to find a new place to live, but now many refugees accept it less than one week’s notice.

Head of London Housing Issues, Tom Copley, expressed concern, and noted that the actual figure was higher because “There is what we call hidden homelessness.“.

Former Minister of the Interior, Suella Braverman, who was recently fired, stated that sleeping on the streets was a “life choice” and announced plans to ban the use of tents and the charities that provide them.

These statements are controversial, especially in the context of the increasing number of homeless refugees.

The situation is critical in London, which is hosts about a quarter of the country’s asylum seekers.

In this regard, the Red Cross warns that without additional support from the State, until now 50,000 refugees could be at risk of becoming homeless throughout the UK.

The issue comes at a time when the government is speeding up the processing of asylum applications to meet requirements his promise to resolve the backlog of cases by the end of this year.

Without additional support from the State, up to 50,000 refugees may be at risk of becoming homeless across the UK, according to information from the Red Cross.

Yesterday, two illegal immigrants lost their lives while trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat with 60 people on board that capsized shortly after setting sail from Calais, France.

When Another 57 people were rescued and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France and others evacuated by air.

Enver Solomon, executive director of the Refugee Council, explains this event as a “terrible and unavoidable tragedy”.

The deaths of these two immigrants come almost two years after a serious shipwreck involving immigrants in the UK that killed at least 27 people.

According to the British Home Office, So far this year around 27,284 people have crossed the English Channela third less than in 2022.

Last week, a British court ruled that the Government’s plans to mass deport asylum seekers to Rwanda were illegal, and the decision highlights the risks for refugees sent to the African country.