A total of 56 people found sleeping on Malta’s streets have been provided with shelter over the past four months, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield has announced.In a Facebook post, Bedingfield said the individuals had been taken off the streets and accommodated at reception centres run by the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers (AWAS).The announcement followed the agency’s annual conference, where the minister stressed that the government’s approach is based on “security and dignity.”The update comes amid recent controversy surrounding people sleeping in the underpass beneath St Anne Street in Floriana.Last week, Bedingfield confirmed that police had intervened to stop individuals from sleeping in the subway, arguing that the public passageway was not intended to serve as a sleeping area.The move sparked mixed reactions, with some welcoming efforts to maintain public order while others raised concerns about the treatment of vulnerable people.Bedingfield later clarified that a man removed from the Floriana subway had been offered shelter, emphasising that authorities were seeking to balance public safety with human dignity.Do you think Malta is doing enough to address homelessness?•