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‘National scandal’ as report shows soaring homelessness in England

Thomson Reuters Foundation Homelessness in England has risen by 60 per cent in the past six years, fuelled by rising rents and welfare reforms, a public spending watchdog said on Wednesday, with 77,000 families in emergency accommodation. The number of rough sleepers has more than doubled to about 4,000 people in six years, the National Audit […]