Homelessness Rises Again

Figures released by the CLG show that 53,540 households were accepted as homeless by their local council in the 2012/2013 financial year – an increase of six per cent on last year and the third consecutive year that homelessness has risen. Over the last two years there has been a 23 per cent rise in statutory homelessness acceptances while over the last three years there has been a 34 per cent rise. In England in 2012/13:

    *53,540 households were officially homeless, an increase of six per cent on the previous year

    *55,300 households are in temporary accommodation, including 4, 500 living in B&Bs

    *One in four became homeless because their tenancy in the private rented sector ended

    *In London there has been a 16 per cent increase in homelessness over the last year.

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