Urgent Action Needed To Keep More People in Their Homes

Homeless Link responds to Government statistics showing a nine per cent increase in the number of homeless households.  According to Homeless Link analysis,

*12,860 individuals and families were accepted by councils as homeless from April - June 2012, an 8.8 per cent increase on the same period in 2011. 

*The number of people finding themselves without a roof because they have had to leave privately rented accommodation is also the highest for 14 years.   

*21% of people accepted as homeless, became homeless because of an end to their short hold tenancy; this is the highest proportion recorded since 1998

*26,800 applications for help were made, 52% of which were turned down

*The majority of those accepted as homeless were ‘households with dependent children’ (64% of all cases).

Read more on the Homeless Link website.