Claim: The government will only open up extra housing for homeless people if the temperature is zero degrees for three days.
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Verdict: a scheme like this exists in england where councils can choose to take emergency measures when the temperature is forecast to be at or below zero degrees celsius for three days in a row.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph Shuttleworth
Date published: 2017-12-15T00:00:00