The author thanks for raising some important questions as to the situation of homeless problem and policies in the UK. The author agrees with Mr. Okamoto that the population of the homeless is influenced by the economic, social and political context, including the change of administrations. After pointing out that the description in the author's paper does not deny the fact that the characteristics of the problem had changed, the author also argues that the analysis on the characteristics of the problem needs to be done with clear criteria on how the change of characteristics can be measured.
