123,000 children in stopgap homes
THE number of children trapped in temporary accommodation is at an 11-year high of 123,630.
More than 82,000 households in England are now living in temporary accommodation, up 71% from the low of 48,010 at the end of 2010.
Ministry of Housing statistics for the end of June show a 5% rise over the previous 12 months.
Martin Tett of the LGA said: “The increasing use of temporary accommodation is not only financially unsustainable but it is hugely disruptive for those families.”
Research by Heriot-Watt
University for homeless charity Crisis reveals 24,000 people will spend Christmas sleeping rough, on public transport or in tents. Shadow Housing Secretary-John Healey said: “When this Government ends, the national shame of rising homelessness will be on its tombstone.”