The number of families forced out of their homes has
sky-rocketed by 47% since the introduction of housing benefit cuts, government
figures show. Housing charity Shelter has blamed cuts to housing benefits,
which were first introduced by the coalition when they came to power in 2011. The
jump in homelessness has occurred between the second quarter of 2011, when the
cuts came in, and the second quarter of 2015. The chief executive of Shelter,
Campbell Robb said: “These figures are a stark warning that relentless rent
rises and welfare cuts have contributed to thousands of hard-pressed families
losing their home. More cuts to housing
benefit, while doing nothing to tackle the ridiculous cost of housing is
short-sighted at best." Read more
on the Daily Mirror website.
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