New Stats Show A Household Becomes Homeless Every Four Minutes In England

Just hours after Government announced its rental protection plan, its own newly released stats show that in the last year a household became homeless every four minutes in England. The stats estimate 62,280 homeless families living in temporary accommodation, of which 9% (5,400) are living in emergency B&B’s and hostels where they have to share facilities kitchens and bathrooms and often sleep in a single room. The number of families living in temporary accommodation has increased by almost a third (31%) in the last five years. Read more on 24housing.

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