Homelessness Up 65% Since 2010

Official statistics show that 79,190 households were in temporary accommodation on 30 September 2017, including 121,360 homeless children. That is a 6% rise in the number of households in temporary accommodation from the same date in 2016, and the highest level since 31 December 2007 – before the economic crash. It also indicates homelessness has risen 65% since the low of 48,010 at the end of 2010. Of those in temporary accommodation, 11,800 households had shared facilities, with 6,400 in B&Bs including 2,660 families with children. Download the statistics from the CLG website.