Housing Analysts Warn On Future Homelessness

In the midst of fierce debates over the controversial Welfare Reform Bill, new analysis from CIH shows that the government’s welfare reforms and cuts in investment are bound to impact on the homelessness figures. The 20th annual UK Housing Review shows that across the UK statutory homelessness rose in 2010 for the first time since 2003. The report says big differences have emerged in approaches to dealing with homelessness across the UK. In England, two-thirds of homelessness is now dealt with outside the statutory rules, while in Scotland cases accepted under the statutory rules are actually growing. Partly as a consequence, England has made big cuts in its use of temporary accommodation while in Scotland the number of temporary housing placements has doubled since 2003. Read more on the CIH website.