Tens Of Thousands Made Homeless Despite UK Ban On Evictions

Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless since the start of the pandemic despite a ban on evictions, with charities warning that younger people are falling through the gaps. Since April this year at least 90,063 people in the UK have been threatened with homelessness – and more than half of these have already lost their accommodation. Charities say data shows a new cohort of homeless people who have slipped through the cracks despite protections such as the ban on evictions and a government scheme to house the homeless during the coronavirus crisis. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/08/tens-thousands-homeless-despite-uk-ban-evictions-covid-pandemic