Senior Tory Demands Ministers Take Action To Avoid Homelessness Crisis Before Eviction Ban Lifted

Ministers must take “urgent action” to avoid a fresh homelessness crisis when the Government lifts its moratorium on evictions next month, a senior Tory MP has warned.  Bob Blackman, co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ending homelessness, has urged the Government to avert a fresh spike in homelessness among “Generation Rent”. He said: “With seven per cent of the renting population of England and Wales now in rent arrears, when the moratorium on evictions comes to an end in June, it is likely that we’ll see rates of homelessness increase again unless urgent action is taken.” Read more on inews.

Senior Tory demands ministers take action to avoid homelessness crisis before eviction ban lifted (inews.co.uk)