1000% Rise in Homeless Families Forced Out Of London

The number of homeless families with school-age children being housed outside London by their local authorities has soared dramatically over the last four years. Figures show that 21 families were shifted outside the capital in 2010/11 but that the number had risen to 222 in the first three quarters of 2013/14 - a 1,000% increase. The figures also show that 2,687 other families with children were forced to move to another London borough in the same period, compared to 1,428 in 2010/11. Boris Johnson said in November 2010 “Where people have put down roots and where they have family obligations such as sending their kids to school I think you have got to be very, very careful... I do not think... it is conservatism to say to people, 'We are going to have a policy of uprooting you from your home in short order'.” Read more on 24dash.