“The mayor has failed to defend London against cuts to homelessness services, cuts to housing benefits, and a poorly regulated rental sector. The tragic consequence of these problems during a recession is more people sleeping rough.
The ease of which people can find themselves homeless can be scarily mundane — with London’s rents becoming more and more unaffordable, it only takes one lost job, one housing benefit cap and no money for a deposit for someone to find themselves without a roof over their head.
Broadway chief executive Howard Sinclair said:
“The overall level of need shows how essential it is for us all not only to respond swiftly once people lose their homes, but also to turn our attention to preventing homelessness and family breakdown.”
“The overall level of need shows how essential it is for us all not only to respond swiftly once people lose their homes, but also to turn our attention to preventing homelessness and family breakdown.”
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