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Official rough sleeper numbers are still causing controversy at Brighton and Hove City Council after it claimed the city had seen a ‘significant drop’ in street homelessness.

Conservative councillor Robert Nemeth officially asked the Neighbourhoods, Inclusion, Communities and Equalities Committee for data to make a ‘meaningful comparison’ of rough sleeper numbers.

Labour councillor Emma Daniel, who chairs the committee, said that the annual official rough sleeper count and regular seasonal snapshots provided the council with the information that it needed.

Call for ‘meaningful comparison’ after council claims of ‘significant’ drop in homelessness