Increases of up to 30% in some homelessness figures are a worrying trend, according to Homeless Link, the national network of frontline charities working to end homelessness. The figures], released by the CLG, are part of their quarterly report on Statutory Homelessness in England, and showed that “acceptances” (where a local authority has found a household to be in “priority need”) have “increased in two consecutive quarters for the first time since 2003.” The number of applicants accepted as eligible for homelessness duty during July to September was 14% higher than the same quarter in 2009 and 12 per cent higher than April to June. The number of households living in bed and breakfast accommodation has increased by almost 30% on the same period last year. They follow a recent report from Broadway that the numbers flowing onto the streets in London has risen by 19% over the last quarter. Read more on the Homeless Link website.
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