The government’s squeeze on poorer households means that
social housing is unaffordable for some households on benefits. The annual
Homelessness Monitor report, published by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation, finds that councils across the country support the aims of the
Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, but face mounting pressures as they grapple
with their new duties. For the first time, single homeless people have clear
entitlement to help from local authorities to prevent and relieve their
homelessness. Growing pressure on temporary accommodation, and a sharp rise in
B&B placements reflect a dramatic shrinkage in the settled housing options
available to local councils. Read more on the Guardian website.
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