The number of families being declared homeless has
rocketed by more a third since the Conservatives took power in 2010, analysis
of new official statistics has revealed.
Between April 2016 and March 2017, 59,100 families were declared
homeless by local authorities in England – a rise of 34 per cent on the same
period in 2010-11. The statistics paint a bleak picture of the UK housing
crisis and the impact a lack of decent, affordable homes is having on thousands
of families. There has been a 60 per cent increase in the number of families
being housed in insecure temporary accommodation. Read more on the Independent
website.
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