Councils in Britain have spent more than £3.5bn on
temporary accommodation for homeless families in the last five years, data
obtained by the BBC shows. In that time the annual cost has risen 43%, with
councils spending £851m on temporary housing in 2015 alone. Homeless charity
Crisis said the number of people in temporary accommodation was rising at an
"alarming rate". The government said temporary housing "ensures
people have a roof over their head". But the Local Government Association
said the costs were "unsustainable". Read more on the BBC website.
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