One Household Made Homeless Every 3.5 Hours

One UK household is being made homeless every three-and-a-half hours, new analysis by The Big Issue has revealed, as evictions and repossessions have continued throughout lockdown. Despite an eviction ban from the government, there were 370 mortgage repossessions and 262 rental evictions in England and Wales in the first 90 days of the year. This equates to more than seven households a day being made homeless. Read more on the Big Issue website.

https://www.bigissue.com/latest/one-household-made-homeless-every-3-5-hours-big-issue-study-shows/

New Stats Show A Household Becomes Homeless Every Four Minutes In England

Just hours after Government announced its rental protection plan, its own newly released stats show that in the last year a household became homeless every four minutes in England. The stats estimate 62,280 homeless families living in temporary accommodation, of which 9% (5,400) are living in emergency B&B’s and hostels where they have to share facilities kitchens and bathrooms and often sleep in a single room. The number of families living in temporary accommodation has increased by almost a third (31%) in the last five years. Read more on 24housing.

https://www.24housing.co.uk/news/new-stats-show-a-household-becomes-homeless-every-four-minutes-in-england/

Household Made Homeless Every Four Minutes In England

The government’s own figures show that a household became homeless every four minutes in England over the past Brexit-dominated year. And the new MHCLG stats also show a new generation of young people and families are being hit by the housing emergency, with 56,440 aged 16 to 24 becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness during the same period. “During a year where Brexit negotiations have totally dominated the political agenda, catastrophic numbers of people have become homeless,” said Shelter chief executive Polly Neate. Read more on 24housing.

https://www.24housing.co.uk/news/household-made-homeless-every-four-minutes-in-england/

Number Of Homeless Households In England Rises By 10%

The number of households classed as either homeless or threatened with homelessness has increased by more than 10% in England, government figures reveal. Between January and March 2019, a total of 70,430 households were assessed as falling within this category – a 10.7% increase from 63,620 in the previous quarter (October to December 2013). Of these, 37,690 households were deemed to be threatened with homelessness (and increase of 10.2%) and 32,740 households were assessed as actually homeless (up 11.2%). Read more on the Huffington Post website.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/homeless-households-england-housing-crisis_uk_5d7a0326e4b0a938a42e4564

Housing Crisis Threatens A Million Families With Eviction By 2020

More than a million households living in private rented accommodation are at risk of becoming homeless by 2020 because of rising rents, benefit freezes and a lack of social housing, according to a devastating new report into the UK’s escalating housing crisis. The study by the homelessness charity Shelter shows that rising numbers of families on low incomes are not only unable to afford to buy their own home but are also struggling to pay even the lowest available rents in the private sector, leading to ever higher levels of eviction and homelessness. Download the report from the Shelter website.

Homelessness Among Ethnic Minorities Soars Under Conservative Government

Homelessness among ethnic minorities has reached the highest level in more than a decade and has rocketed since the Conservatives came to power in 2010. A new analysis of official statistics shows 5,030 black and minority ethnic (BAME) households were categorised as homeless between July and September 2016 - up from 3,310 during the same period in 2010. It means the number of BAME households being accepted as homeless has risen four times faster than among other groups. Between the summer of 2010 and the summer of 2016 homelessness among BAME households increased by 52 per cent, compared with 13 per among people classed as "White British". Read more on the Independent website.

Not Even Low Unemployment Can Ward Off The Scourge Of Homelessness

Official figures show homelessness is rising. Against a backdrop of low unemployment yet slowing wage growth, there has been a 10% rise in the number of homeless households in England. That’s according to the latest figures from the CLG which revealed that local authorities accepted 15,170 households as being homeless during the quarter April-June 2016, compared to 13,840 during the same period last year. There has also been a sharp rise in families with children, or expecting children, unlawfully living in B&B accommodation for longer than six weeks. The level is now a worrying 29% higher than a year ago. Read more on the Huffington Post website.

MPs Urged To Act On Eviction ‘Crisis’

New government figures on homelessness in England show the loss of a private tenancy remains the single biggest cause of homelessness, with over 18,640 households becoming homeless after an eviction from a privately rented home in the last year –  twice as many households as five years ago. In the last year alone, 42,940 families were accepted as homeless by their local council, rise of 35% over the last five years. On top of this, English councils dealt with 200,930 requests for help from people on the verge of homelessness in the last year. Read more on 24housing.

Homelessness Rises By 10 Per Cent

Government figures show that 15,170 households were accepted as homeless between April and June of 2016, a rise of 3% on the previous quarter and a 10% rise on the same quarter last year. The ending of a private tenancy remained the leading cause of homelessness at 32% of acceptances (41% in London), while the total number of households in temporary accommodating reached 73,120 - an increase of 9% compared to last year.  At the same time, 5,070 households were found to be homeless but not eligible for help - a 10% rise on the same quarter of 2015. Read more on the Crisis website.

New Figures Show 'Soaring' Homelessness

The number of households accepted as homeless is 33% higher than five years ago, and the number of families in emergency hostels and B&Bs has doubled. Loss of a private tenancy remains the biggest cause of homelessness. Overall, the latest government issued statistics show:

·         In 2015 41,020 families were accepted as homeless by their local council - an 8% rise in a year and 42% higher than five years ago.

·         The overall number of households accepted as homeless by their local council was 56,500 in 2015, 33% higher than five years ago.

·         The number of homeless families living in emergency B&B’s and hostels has risen by 14% in a year and 103% in five years.

·         The loss of a private tenancy remains the single biggest cause of homelessness

Read more on 24dash.

Record Number of Homeless Families in ‘Out Of Area’ Temporary Accommodation

Record numbers of homeless households are being placed in emergency accommodation often far from their previous home and miles from jobs, schools, family and friends, a housing charity has said. It follows the publication of the latest Office for National statistics quarterly figures which show that the number of homeless families in “bed and breakfast” accommodation – often in hostels – is at a five-year high. The housing charity Shelter warned that the spiralling increases in rent, coupled with caps on housing benefit payments, were making it harder for councils to find homeless families a safe and decent place to live in their local area. The figures show the 15,260 homeless households were rehoused in a different local authority between July and September, a rise of 123% in three years. Download the figures from the CLG website.

Dramatic Rise of Families Forced Out Of London

The number of homeless households forced to move outside London has risen by nearly 40 per cent in one year, leaked figures have shown. An unpublished report by umbrella body London Councils seen by Inside Housing also details how boroughs are starting to use new legal powers to push homeless households into the private sector. The draft Inter Borough Accommodation Agreement report reveals that there were 336 placements of homeless households outside the capital in the last quarter of the 2013/14 financial year - up from 211 in the same period the previous year. This equates to a threefold increase in the number of placements outside the capital since records began in the first quarter of 2012/13, when 113 were recorded. There have been a total of 1,918 out of London placements since then. Read more on Inside Housing.

Fresh Fears over 'Revenge Evictions'

More than a quarter of households who have become homeless over the last year in England are in this situation because their landlord ended their tenancy, new research has found, prompting fresh fears over 'revenge' evictions.  Some 13,650 private renters were accepted as homeless in 2013/2014 – the highest number in nearly 10 years and 14 per cent higher than the previous financial year, according to the CLG.  This represents 26 per cent of the total number of households accepted as homeless over the last year, which fell over all by 3 per cent to 52,260 compared to the previous year.  Housing charity Shelter said the figures were the ‘tip of the iceberg’ after its own recent survey showed calls from people who were served eviction notices from landlords had doubled over the last year. Read more on the Daily Mail website.

Council to Launch Company to Tackle Temporary Accommodation Crisis

Enfield Council is set to approve plans to set up a new housing company in an attempt to bring its temporary accommodation bill under control. Councillors will discuss proposals, which would see the council buying up local houses to provide homes specifically for homeless households, who currently cost the authority £3.3 million a year to put up. The council says this approach means it can work with the families to tackle the issues that have led to their homelessness in the first place. The goal is to then work with the families to find a more permanent and long-term home. Read more on 24dash.