The number of homeless households in England has risen by a quarter in the last three years, new figures show. Some 50,290 families and individuals were classed as homeless and in need of emergency accommodation - an increase of more than 25%.
The number of homeless households in England has risen by a quarter in the last three years, new figures show.
Some 50,290 families and individuals were classed as homeless and in need of emergency accommodation in 2011/12, compared with 40,020 in 2009/10 - an increase of more than 25%.
But despite the rise in the number of cases, spending on tackling homelessness fell from £213.7 million to £199.8 million between 2009/10 and 2010/11, data experts SSentif said.
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