Councils in the UK spent £300 million in three years on
placing homeless people in hotels and B&Bs, Freedom of Information figures
reveal. Brent in north west London spent £39 million in three years on
temporary accommodation for homeless people, according to FOI responses
received by the Evening Standard. The figures, which relate to the last three
financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, lay bare the shocking extent of
homelessness across the UK. Read more on the Evening Standard website.
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