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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.  An increase in  homeless figures is "nothing short of a tragedy," a charity has said after a Government report showed the number of households in temporary accommodation has surged by 65 per cent since 2010.
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. Across England, on September 30, the number of households in temporary accommodation was 79,190, up 6% from the same date last year - and a 65% increase from a low point of 48,010 on December 31 2010.
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. Of those 79,190 households, 61,090 included dependent children and/or a pregnant woman, within which there were 121,360 children or expected children.
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. Some 132 households with children were former residents of Grenfell Tower or Grenfell Walk, within which there were 261 children, the report said.
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. 
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. "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." The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) report said that between July and September, 214 homeless acceptances were reported by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk.
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.  It said acceptances were not reported in the second quarter of 2017 because the household level information still needed to be collected and processed. There were a further 181 households living in temporary accommodation from areas surrounding the Tower and Walk.
“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.”  Of the total 395 affected households, 300 were living in hotels, 75 households were in self-contained and serviced apartments, nine were living with friends and family under their own temporary arrangements and 11 had moved into permanent settled accommodation, the report said.
More follows Paul Noblet, head of public affairs for Centrepoint, said: “We’re facing a crisis in homelessness and these worrying figures provide only a limited picture of a much larger problem. We know thousands more young people are approaching their councils for help, data which the government chooses not to collect."
He added: “Young people not much older than many of our children and grandchildren are being confronted with impossible choices that no one should have to make. 
“Homelessness does not need to define a young person’s life if they receive the support they need at the right time.”  
Across England, local authorities also 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.