Cuts To Blame as Derby’s Homeless Population Triples in a Year

Shock figures show the number of homeless in Derby has tripled in the space of a year – with the blame put on funding cuts and the Government’s benefits crackdown. The figures show there were 769 individuals or families made homeless, or about to be, in 2013-14, more than three times the figure from 2012-13. This is partly down to the cutting of the council budget which helps them, but experts say benefits changes, like the so-called bedroom tax, and the economic downturn are also to blame. The council says the homelessness issue is nationwide and that the cuts it makes are down to the slashing of its funding from Government. Read more on the Derby Telegraph website.