Lone Women Parents Most Likely To Suffer ‘Hidden Homelessness’

Growing numbers of women in England are experiencing ‘hidden homelessness’ – living in precarious arrangements without privacy or their own legal living space – according to new research. Women’s homelessness is a major social problem in the UK, with the latest figures revealing that from 1998 – 2015, 1,475,150 households were registered as homeless in England. Approximately 995,360 of these households were homeless families (as opposed to single occupant households) and/or had a pregnant woman living in them. Of these homeless families, some 65% are said to be lone women parents, amounting to approximately 647,000 lone women parents and their children. Read more on 24housing.