Homelessness Rate – England

Posted on March 8, 2012 by townsend

• Homelessness jumps by 14% in a year, By Simon Rogers, March 8, 2012, The Guardian: “The number of people officially classed as homeless in England has jumped by 14% – the biggest increase for nine years – as what charities have described as a ‘perfect storm’ of rising repossession rates and unemployment drives thousands more families into temporary accommodation. Across England, 48,510 households were accepted as homeless by local authorities in 2011, according to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government on Thursday. The data shows 69,460 children or expected children are in homeless households, with three-quarters of the households accepted containing children…”
• Homeless households up by a fifth, figures show, By Hannah Richardson, March 8, 2012, BBC News: “The number of homeless households in England has risen by almost a fifth compared with the same period last year, official figures show. Some 12,830 families and individuals were newly classed as homeless between 1 October and 31 December 2011. Charity Shelter said the data was a shocking reminder of ‘the divide between the housing haves and have nots’. The government said the numbers were lower than 28 of the last 30 years. The official homelessness figures, which include those in temporary accommodation, show a rise for four quarters in a row. Of the 12,830 new homeless applicants, some 2,620 had dependent children. Meanwhile, the figures for 2011 as a whole showed nearly 50,000 families were newly classed as homeless during the year. This is a 14% rise on 2010…”