Interesting, I think of this as more of a US thing, where homelessness is becoming a larger and larger problem yearly and the local government reaction is usually to basically enact war on the homeless with a series of laws designed to kick them out of city centers without actually doing anything to help them. Sad to hear it is an issue over there as well
It seems it's the same everywhere, or getting there at least. I think there are very few issues which cannot be exacerbated by government interference.