Homeless at Christmas - hundreds of thousands affected in England

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Dec 17, 2023
Tens of thousands more people will be homeless this Christmas, as charities warn that England's housing emergency is spiralling out of control.

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Figures released by Shelter show more than 300,000 people are homeless in England

That is an increase of 14% in just one year.

Many are families living in temporary accommodation, with an estimated 140,000 children now homeless.

Ria Chatterjee has spoken to one woman in East London who has been living in temporary accommodation with her family for more than 5 years.

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