Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Homelessness at ‘Tipping Point’

Homelessness appears to be spiralling in Cambridge with fears the city has reached "tipping point" and faces a crisis. Fresh figures from the city council show 100 households presented as homeless between April and July – completely eclipsing the previous high for a quarterly period of 76 cases. And this surge in cases is reflected across the board. New figures also show more than 350 cases were placed in temporary accommodation over the past 12 months while their case was awaiting further assessment, compared to fewer than 300 the previous year. Read more on the Cambridge News website.

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