Friday 15 December 2017

Families with stable jobs at risk of homelessness in Britain, report finds | Society | The Guardian

Families with stable jobs at risk of homelessness in Britain, report finds | Society | The Guardian

Doors to rooms at a temporary accommodation block in Lambeth, south London
 Doors to rooms at a temporary accommodation block in Lambeth, south London. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Homelessness is now a serious risk for working families with stable jobs who cannot find somewhere affordable to live after being evicted by private-sector landlords seeking higher rents, the local government ombudsman has warned.
Michael King said nurses, taxi drivers, hospitality staff and council workers were among those assisted by his office after being made homeless and placed in often squalid and unsafe temporary accommodation by local authorities.

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