Local councils are failing to help single people find a home, allowing thousands of people to fall through the cracks into years of homelessness, says a new research report from Crisis.
The hidden truth about homelessness highlights shocking interviews from 11 towns and cities across England with people whose lives spiralled into years of despair after receiving little or no help from their local council. The research found that it was not just people who suffered from long-term problems such as mental health issues or drug and alcohol abuse that had been homeless for years. Those who had lived stable lives but lost their home due to relationship breakdown or job loss were also homeless for years at a time because they didn't get the help they needed when they first approached their local authority for help. Now Crisis is calling on local councils to face up to their responsibilities for single homeless people and is urging central government to add new measures to the Localism Bill currently passing through Parliament. Download a copy of the report from the Crisis website.
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