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That doesn't really surprise me.
Here, they do an annual rough sleepers count - now, notice how I worded that...
Yes, that's correct, they only count the people who are lying down or sleeping on the streets - so, if you are sitting up, trying to get your last few pennies for your tea... you're not counted as a rough sleeper.
Some of the counters were asking people to just lie down so that they can count them as rough sleeping.
Here, they do an annual rough sleepers count - now, notice how I worded that...
Yes, that's correct, they only count the people who are lying down or sleeping on the streets - so, if you are sitting up, trying to get your last few pennies for your tea... you're not counted as a rough sleeper.
Some of the counters were asking people to just lie down so that they can count them as rough sleeping.