Homelessness Rising Due To Conflict between Welfare and Housing Policy

The conflict between welfare and housing policy is causing increasing homelessness and should be subject to a national review, according to the CIH. Local authorities now have more freedom to help homeless people by finding them a home in the private rented sector – but welfare reform means private landlords are increasingly reluctant to let to people who claim benefits. Private rented tenancies coming to an end is now the most common reason for homelessness - in the first quarter of 2014 it accounted for 27% of all homeless acceptances (a figure that has been steadily rising since 2009). Read more on the Housingnet website.