Thousands grapple to secure homes as England housing crisis bites
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 100,000 households in England could be living in bed and breakfast accommodation and hostels by 2020 due to a critical housing shortage, a study showed on Thursday. The report by charity group Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said current trends indicated the crisis would get worse as local councils battled to […]
One in 200 sleep rough in England as homeless soars – charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of homeless people in England has soared past 300,000, with one in 200 sleeping rough, a charity said on Wednesday, conceding the true figure is likely to be higher. Homelessness has risen by four per cent – an increase of 13,000 people – since last year, leaving many sleeping on […]