The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced the
investment of £19.2m to boost homeless services across the capital – almost
double the previously announced budget. According to reports, last year saw
almost 8,855 people sleeping rough on the streets of London – more than double
the number in 2010/11. This is said to be due to a number of factors including
a lack of genuinely affordable housing for Londoners, welfare reform, cuts to
health and social services, and the government failing to tackle the root
causes of homelessness. Read more on 24housing.
The cruel policy that left councils unable to house families in London |
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*Stephen Pound *says local authorities had to sell off housing stock but
were not allowed to spend the proceeds on replacing the lost homes
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