Government figures show that the number of homeless
households in England
has risen by 6% over the past year, to the highest in five years. The figures also show a 14% rise in the number of people
living in B&Bs. B&B-style accommodation often means a single room for
an entire family with no cooking facilities and a shared bathroom, sometimes
miles away from their jobs and support networks. Though there is a legal
requirement limiting this to six weeks for families, many have to stay in this
situation for weeks, or even months. Shelter is also worried that today’s
figures mask a further group of ‘hidden homeless’; families who have lost their
home but may not be counted in official statistics due to recent changes in the
way councils handle homelessness applications
Read more on the Shelter website.
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