Figures released
by the House of Commons in their 2018 report ‘Households in Temporary
Accommodation’ (England) says there has been a 60% increase in the number of
households in temporary accommodation in the last six years Online
housing agents, Sellhousefast.uk,
who specialise in repossession, delved into the issue to determine an accurate
number of those affected and where in the UK the highest levels of temporary
accommodation can be found. The
research found the following figures:
·
78,930 households were placed in temporary
accommodation at the end of 2017.
·
28% of households in temporary accommodation
were placed in another local authority’s district.
·
Households in temporary accommodation placed
outside of their local authority increased by 201%.
·
Birmingham has the highest number of households
in temporary accommodation – at 1,951.
·
English districts with the lowest rate of
households in temporary accommodation include Lancaster.
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