Hundreds Of Vulnerable People Refused Temporary Housing

Government data acquired through Freedom of Information Act requests provides the most comprehensive picture so far of how many vulnerable people applying for housing are missing out. The data shows that 525 (13%) out of 4,192 homeless applicants at risk of or who had experienced domestic abuse were found not to be in priority need for housing in the year up to June 2019. A total of 176 (19%) of 901 people at risk of or who had experienced sexual exploitation fell into the non-priority category. Read more on Inside Housing.

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