Evictions reach new high as 19,000 private renters forced onto streets in just one year

[Tony Gosling]

Evictions reach new high as 19,000 private 
renters forced onto streets in just one year
Homelessness crisis reaches new high as 19,000 
private renters forced onto streets in just one year

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homelessness-crisis-new-high-19000-private-renters-forced-onto-streetsyear-a7335756.html
'Figures are a heartbreaking reminder of the 
devastating impact our drastic shortage of 
affordable homes is having,' says chief executive of Shelter
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Just under 43,000 families made homeless across 
all sectors in the last year Getty
The number of private renters becoming homeless 
is at its highest level in England since records began.
Almost 19,000 households became homeless after 
being evicted by a private landlord in the last 
year, a 200 per cent increase compared to five 
years ago and the highest number on record.
Across all the sectors, just under 43,000 
families were accepted as homeless by their local 
council in the last year – a rise of 35 per cent from five years ago.
According to official statistics released by the 
Department for Communities and Local Government, 
the end of an assured shorthold tenancy - the 
most common form of rental agreement - has become 
an increasingly common reason for becoming homeless.
The spiralling costs of housing coupled with cuts 
to welfare spending have been blamed for the steep rise.
English councils dealt with 200,930 requests for 
help from people on the verge of homelessness in the last year.
Jon Sparkes, head of homelessness charity, 
Crisis, said: “We need a change in the law to 
prevent more people from losing their home and to 
make sure all homeless people can get the help 
they need, while councils need the funding to make this work.
“Prevention has already been shown to work in 
Wales, where it has dramatically reduced the need for people to be re-housed.”
A bill put forward by Bill Blackman MP to address 
the problem will have it's second reading in late 
October  It proposes a new duty for all local 
authorities to take action on behalf of anyone 
threatened with homelessness within the next 56 
days, regardless of what their priority status is.
Responding to the figures, chief executive of 
homelessness organisation Shelter Campbell Robb 
said: “These figures are a heartbreaking reminder 
of the devastating impact our drastic shortage of affordable homes is having.
“Every day we hear from families struggling to 
keep their heads above water when faced with the 
double blow of welfare cuts and expensive, 
unstable private renting, with far too many 
ultimately losing the battle to stay in their home.
“On top of this, stripped back budgets and a 
drought of affordable homes are making it 
increasingly difficult for overburdened councils 
to find homeless families anywhere suitable to live."
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