Editing Brighton (section)

===Homelessness===
{{See also|Homelessness in the United Kingdom}}
In December 2021, new data released by [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]], revealed that "one in 78 people in Brighton and Hove are homeless".<ref>One in 78 people homeless in B&H:[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19771287.one-78-people-brighton-hove-homeless-shelter-data-reveals/ Shelter report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125946/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19771287.one-78-people-brighton-hove-homeless-shelter-data-reveals/ |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref> The report also records the city as having the third highest rate of homelessness in England, with [[London]] claiming the top spot followed by [[Luton]].<ref>Shelter, homelessness in England report: [https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/homelessness_in_england_2021 Homelessness in England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210135242/https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/homelessness_in_england_2021 |date=10 December 2021 }}</ref> 
In a previous charity report issued in November 2016, three areas in Brighton & Hove, East Brighton, Queen's Park, and Moulsecoomb & Bevendean ranked in the top ten per cent nationally for deprivation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/politics/levels-of-deprivation-across-sussex-revealed-by-charity-report-1-7672973 |work=[[Hastings & St. Leonards Observer]] |title=Levels of deprivation across Sussex revealed by charity report |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203050131/http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/politics/levels-of-deprivation-across-sussex-revealed-by-charity-report-1-7672973 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Brighton 2019, Castle Square - homelessness, tents.jpg|thumb|[[Rough sleeper]]s' tents in Brighton's Castle Square]]
Although deprivation in Brighton is distributed across the city, it is more concentrated in some areas. The highest concentration is in the Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, and Hollingbury areas but is also found around the St. James's Street and Eastern Road areas.<ref>[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17736227.residents-slam-sickening-spread-of-drugs-in-kemp-town/ "Residents slam 'sickening' spread of drugs in Kemp Town"]  The Argus, 28 June 2019. {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629105855/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17736227.residents-slam-sickening-spread-of-drugs-in-kemp-town/ |date=29 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/BHC%20(16)%2002%20Briefing%20pack.pdf |title=Conference Survey Statistics |publisher=Brighton and Hove Connected |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=25 August 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202051936/http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/BHC%20(16)%2002%20Briefing%20pack.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> A 2015 government statistic showed that the area around Brighton's Palace Pier roundabout and to the east towards St James's Street in [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] is the seventh-worst [[Quality of life|living environment]] in England.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13805645.display |work=The Argus |title=New study shows Brighton and Hove has some of the most deprived areas in the country |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=26 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075533/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13805645.display/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 January 2017, Brighton council announced they were looking at certain initiatives to try to alleviate some of the increasing homelessness seen on Brighton's streets and were hoping to open the first in-house temporary housing for homeless people in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/01/19/council-to-open-first-in-house-temporary-housing-for-homeless-people |website=Brighton and Hove News |title=Council to open first in-house temporary housing for homeless people |date=19 January 2017 |access-date=27 August 2017 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812210304/http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/01/19/council-to-open-first-in-house-temporary-housing-for-homeless-people/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 
Homelessness figures released by [[Crisis]] in December 2018 reported a record high in the UK, with figures in [[Sussex]], including Brighton and Hove, reported as being "high".<ref>Peter Lindsey (22 December 2018) [https://web.archive.org/web/20181228082846/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17316709.crisis-as-homelessness-reaches-record-high/ Crisis as Homelessness Reaches Record High] ''[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]]''</ref><ref>''Brighton Argus'', 30 January 2019, article by Karen Goodwin: Concerns over growing homeless camps in city centre: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17395759.concerns-over-growing-homeless-camps-in-city-centre/ {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130220913/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17395759.concerns-over-growing-homeless-camps-in-city-centre/ |date=30 January 2019}}</ref>

At a meeting of the full B&H Council on 25 March 2021, Brighton and Hove became the first UK City to adopt the [[Homeless Bill of Rights]].<ref>B&H Homeless Bill of Rights:[https://homelessrights.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BrightonHomelessBillofRights.pdf Homeless Bill of Rights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125946/https://homelessrights.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BrightonHomelessBillofRights.pdf |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>
The bill was passed by 31 votes to 11, with 7 abstentions.<ref>B&H Homeless Bill of Rights (article):https://criticallegalthinking.com/2021/04/06/brighton-and-hoves-homeless-bill-of-rights/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125947/https://criticallegalthinking.com/2021/04/06/brighton-and-hoves-homeless-bill-of-rights/ |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>