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| Number of homeless families up by almost 1,000 in three months, new figures reveal | Number of homeless families up by almost 1,000 in three months, new figures reveal |
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| The number of households considered statutorily homeless and those living in temporary accommodation in England has increased, Government figures show. | The number of households considered statutorily homeless and those living in temporary accommodation in England has increased, Government figures show. |
| Local authorities accepted 15,290 households as being statutorily homeless between 1 July and 30 September, up 6 per cent from 14,390 on the previous quarter. | Local authorities accepted 15,290 households as being statutorily homeless between 1 July and 30 September, up 6 per cent from 14,390 on the previous quarter. |
| It is also an increase of 2 per cent from 14,930 on the same quarter of last year. | It is also an increase of 2 per cent from 14,930 on the same quarter of last year. |
| These are households owed a main homelessness duty to secure accommodation as a result of being unintentionally homeless and in priority need, the report said. | |
| The figures, released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), also show that on 30 September the number of households in temporary accommodation was 79,190. | The figures, released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), also show that on 30 September the number of households in temporary accommodation was 79,190. |
| That's up 6 per cent from the same date last year, and up 65 per cent on a low point of 48,010 on 31 December, 2010. | |
| Meanwhile, local authorities took action to prevent and relieve homelessness for 52,190 households between July and September 2017, down 1 per cent on 52,880 in the same quarter of 2016. | |
| Jon Sparkes, chief executive of the homelessness charity Crisis, said in a statement sent to The Independent: “Knowing that nearly 80,000 households will find themselves homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas is nothing short of a tragedy. Temporary accommodation is often cramped, unsuitable, and sometimes even dangerous, and no place for anyone to call home. | |
| “Sadly, our research shows that the number of households in the worst forms of temporary accommodation are set to double by 2026 if nothing is done to address the problem." | |
| He added: “As Crisis turns 50, we are working harder than ever to make homelessness a thing of the past. We know there are solutions which can prevent people becoming homeless in the first place, and resolve it rapidly and permanently when it does happen. | |
| “But right now this Christmas, thousands of people will be either on our streets or in overcrowded, insecure accommodation. That’s why we’re also calling on the public to support our Crisis at Christmas centres and give people who are homeless now a warm, safe Christmas and help them towards a more secure future.” | |
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