Charities claim it's getting harder for them to help the homeless as funding cuts continue to bite. Meanwhile Manchester city council predict a 40% increase in rough sleepers this year than last year. But the head of the police force says handing sandwiches out is not necessarily the solution.
New figures seen by Granada Reports claim 1 in 6 young people in the region have sofa surfed in the past year to avoid ending up on the streets.
Many more will wake up on Christmas day in an emergency night shelter or a hostel.
Sarah Rogers has this report.
Wet and windy for the next 24 hours... or longer!
Merseyside Police want to speak to teenager described as "significant witness" after stabbing on Friday morning
Moderate counts for the next few days, rising in any brighter spells