[Kizzy]

'The number of children who are homeless and in temporary accommodation this Christmas will hit an eight-year year high of more than 120,000, according to analysis by a leading housing charity.

Shelter said the figure was the highest since 2007 when 133,000 children were in temporary accommodation, and 12% up on a year ago.

“Because of the rising cost and shortage of housing, coupled with budget cuts, councils are finding it difficult to find suitable, settled homes for families,” it said in its Desperate to Escape report. “Consequently, more and more families are stuck in temporary accommodation, unable to move on.”

The charity added together government data for England, Scotland and Wales for the second quarter of 2016. It said 121,455 children were in temporary housing across the country, of whom 12,903 were in emergency accommodation, including B&Bs and hostels. The latter figure was more than doubled the 5,731 recorded five years ago. Other types of temporary accommodation include houses and flats offered by councils while they find permanent lodgings for people they have accepted as homeless.'

Horrifying picture of the UK today, I predicted a cull and I really believe this is what we are seeing happen today, huge swathes of people are being cut away and cast adrift in our own med of poverty.
It's set to get worse, will there be a breaking point for the public?
On question time this week the question 'Have we lost our compassion'? was asked, are we desensitised to stories of suffering both at home and abroad that we can't feel it is acutely as we used to.

Personally I don't think we do.



https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-accommodation