Friday 27 April 2018

'Hidden Homelessness' Problem Could Be Ten Times Worse Than The Government Says


The problem of families put in precarious, temporary accommodation when they are at risk of sleeping rough could be nearly ten times worse than the Government says, a new report has revealed. The charity JustLife Foundation has warned of a trend of “hidden homelessness” as it estimates around 51,500 households were living in B&Bs  in England in 2015/16. The Government says the total was just 5,870. JustLife said the Government’s figures only recorded people living in “official” homeless accommodation. Read more on the Huffington Post website.

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