Homeless Households In England Up By 23% In A Year

The number of households considered newly homeless or at risk of becoming so has increased by almost 7,000 in just three months across England, according to government figures. Between April and June 2019, 68,170 households were initially assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness, representing an 11.4% increase from the same period last year. Of those, 32,220 households were deemed to be homeless – an increase of 23% on the same time period last year. The number of households living in temporary accommodation at hostels, bed and breakfasts, hotels and elsewhere was already at its highest level since 2007, and rose another 1,500 to 86,130. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/18/homeless-households-in-england-up-by-23-in-a-year-official-figures