Homelessness 'Rising Twice As Fast Among Ethnic Minorities'

A sharp rise in homelessness since David Cameron came to power has been driven by even steeper increases in people from ethnic minorities with nowhere to live.  Official data shows that the number of those people classified as “black and minority ethnic” accepted as homeless by councils has risen by 63 per cent since 2010 – around twice as high as the 33 per cent increase across all ethnic groups. In total 19,260 people from ethnic minorities were declared homeless by local authorities in 2015 – up from 11,790 in 2010. Read more on the Independent website.