New report revealed homelessness figures in Yorkshire and the Humber reach over 2,600

Tuesday, 17 December 2019 11:16

The number of people recorded as homeless in Yorkshire and the Humber has reached 2,654, new figures from Shelter reveal today.

Shelter’s extensive analysis of official rough-sleeping and temporary accommodation figures shows the number of homeless people in the region has increased by 16% since 2016 when the charity first published its landmark annual report.

For the first time, the charity’s review of government data has also exposed that almost 21,600 people in Yorkshire and the Humber were threatened with homelessness in the last year.

Speaking on the statistics, Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “Homelessness blights lives and leaves a lasting imprint of trauma, and yet more than 2,600 people in Yorkshire and the Humber are without a home this Christmas. And many are only days away from joining them.

“As well as those facing serious ill-health or even death sleeping rough on our streets this winter, there are too many families trapped in temporary accommodation which is cramped or in terrible condition.

“This is the grim truth our new government must confront and do something radical to change.

“Until the government acts to stem this crisis, the work of our frontline advisers remains critical. With the public’s support we will do everything we can to help people find a safe and stable place to live – no matter how long it takes.”

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