The Government’s ‘Everyone In’ campaign aimed to eliminate homelessness and provided thousands of people with accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic.
But numbers across England have soared following the pandemic, rising for the third successive year, a situation branded "unacceptable" by homelessness charities.
Each year the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government conducts a national snapshot survey of rough sleeping on a specific night in autumn.
The results, published this week, found there were five people sleeping rough in Broxtowe, more than the year before, when there was one rough sleeper.
This was also higher than in 2021 when the Government's 'Everyone In' programme was implemented, when there was one.
Nationally, the number of people estimated to be sleeping rough rose by 20 per cent last year to 4,667.
This is the second-highest level on record, and almost twice the total in 2021.
The count includes people sleeping outside, but does not cover sofa surfers, those in hostels or shelters, or people in recreational or traveller sites, and figures are generally considered to be an undercount of the true number.
Matt Downie, chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis, said the figures 'paint a desperate picture', with thousands 'at significant risk of violence, extreme weather and even premature death'.
He said: "It’s an emergency and it must spur action.
"The Westminster Government has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver transformative change through its upcoming strategy to end homelessness."
He added that ministers must commit to building more social homes and investing in housing benefit
Nationally, the number of women sleeping rough has increased by 20 per cent since last year, from 568 to 680, although none of these were in Broxtowe.
Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "It is unacceptable that homelessness continues to rocket when the Government has the power to end it entirely.
"Homelessness has a simple solution – a safe, secure social rent home gives everyone the chance to succeed, but there’s nowhere near enough.
"If the Government is serious about tackling the housing emergency, we must see ambitious investment in social housing in June's Spending Review.
"Investing in 90,000 social rent homes a year for 10 years would give families a fighting chance and end homelessness for good."
Rushanara Ali MP (Lab), minister for homelessness said the figures show the 'devastating impact' of the housing crisis the Government inherited.
She added: "We’re taking determined action to turn the tide and that’s why this Government has stepped in to double our emergency homelessness funding to £60m as an immediate support for councils to keep people in their homes.
"This comes alongside the £1 billion we have already committed this year to tackle the root causes of homelessness, including the largest ever investment in preventative services, so we can put in place long-lasting solutions, not just sticking plasters, to end this crisis."