80 Lewes households in temporary accommodation

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Jul 2018, 17:55 BST
Updated 16th Jul 2018, 17:14 BST
Across England, there are 10,000 families for whom councils have a duty to provide housingAcross England, there are 10,000 families for whom councils have a duty to provide housing
Across England, there are 10,000 families for whom councils have a duty to provide housing
The number of homeless households living in temporary accommodation in Lewes has increased significantly in the last five years.

A homelessness charity has criticised the growing number of families and individuals being placed into B&Bs, hostels and other temporary housing, saying it can be “sub-standard and sometimes dangerous”.

According to newly-released numbers from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, there were 80 households in temporary accommodation in Lewes at the end of March this year – a 31 per cent increase on the number in 2013.

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However, the figures do show that all of the homeless households which had been identified as a priority case had been found some form of accommodation.

Across England, there are 10,000 families for whom councils have a duty to provide housing, but no suitable accommodation had been secured. In 2013, there were 5,930.

The number of people in temporary accommodation has also risen, by 44 per cent. In England, there are now nearly 80,000 households in such lodgings.

The chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis, Jon Sparkes, said: “While we welcome steps the Government has taken around preventing homelessness, today’s figures are a stark reminder that there are still far too many people who are homeless and stuck in temporary accommodation or being placed in sub-standard and sometimes dangerous B&Bs.

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