Number Of Homeless Households In England Rises By 10%

The number of households classed as either homeless or threatened with homelessness has increased by more than 10% in England, government figures reveal. Between January and March 2019, a total of 70,430 households were assessed as falling within this category – a 10.7% increase from 63,620 in the previous quarter (October to December 2013). Of these, 37,690 households were deemed to be threatened with homelessness (and increase of 10.2%) and 32,740 households were assessed as actually homeless (up 11.2%). Read more on the Huffington Post website.

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