Post by Welling Trev on Dec 23, 2018 14:20:14 GMT
In these hard times I know people are losing their jobs all the time because of Brexit but there are some worse off.
Just been reading about the sorry state of this country in the Independent
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/homelessness-crisis-thousands-left-living-in-cars-and-tents-across-uk-figures-reveal/ar-BBRkxeM?ocid=spartandhp
Thousands have been left living in cars and tents as homelessness reaches a record high in the UK, a study has found.
More than 170,000 individuals and families are experiencing destitution as the numbers of rough sleepers has doubled in five years, according to research for charity Crisis.
The majority are sofa-surfing or living in hostels, but 12,300 are sleeping rough on the streets and nearly 12,000 are sleeping in vehicles or tents, the study, carried out by Heriot-Watt University, reveals.
The scale of homelessness was 13 per cent higher in 2017 compared to 2012, with an increase seen every year in between, according to the report.
It estimates that 170,800 households are experiencing the most extreme forms of homelessness, compared to 151,600 in 2012.
The number of homeless people under 25 has reached 38,000 while 4,200 are over 65, figures show.
Just been reading about the sorry state of this country in the Independent
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/homelessness-crisis-thousands-left-living-in-cars-and-tents-across-uk-figures-reveal/ar-BBRkxeM?ocid=spartandhp
Thousands have been left living in cars and tents as homelessness reaches a record high in the UK, a study has found.
More than 170,000 individuals and families are experiencing destitution as the numbers of rough sleepers has doubled in five years, according to research for charity Crisis.
The majority are sofa-surfing or living in hostels, but 12,300 are sleeping rough on the streets and nearly 12,000 are sleeping in vehicles or tents, the study, carried out by Heriot-Watt University, reveals.
The scale of homelessness was 13 per cent higher in 2017 compared to 2012, with an increase seen every year in between, according to the report.
It estimates that 170,800 households are experiencing the most extreme forms of homelessness, compared to 151,600 in 2012.
The number of homeless people under 25 has reached 38,000 while 4,200 are over 65, figures show.