Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Child Homelessness Figures Branded ‘Shameful’ Under Tory Government


The rise in child homelessness figures under a Conservative government is ‘shameful’, according to Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing, Tim Farron. As reported by 24housing, 135,000 children in Britain are homeless and living in temporary accommodation – the highest figure in 12 years, according to a report by Shelter. The report also highlighted the 5,683 homeless families with children currently living in emergency B&Bs and hostels – with some London boroughs seeing every one in 12 children as homeless. Read more on 24housing.

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