A chronic shortage of affordable housing is forcing
cash-strapped councils to spend more than £2 million a day on temporary
accommodation for homeless families, analysis by the Local Government
Association reveals. The LGA, which
represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, is calling on
government to use this week's Budget to free councils from borrowing limits
hampering their ability to build new homes, and to adapt welfare reforms to
protect families at risk of homelessness. The number of affordable homes built
in 2015/16 fell by 52 per cent and was the lowest number in 24 years. Just
6,554 social rented homes were built in the same year. Read more on the LGA
website.
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