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Homeless households increase

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%.

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Shocking rise in homelessness across regions

Whilst these figures are perhaps not surprising given the state of the economy, some of the results for specific councils are quite shocking.

By analysing the data at council level we were able to highlight some areas that are showing much greater increases than the national average.

We were also able to cross-reference the data with spending on homelessness, which dropped in England from £213.7 million to £199.8 million between 2009/10 and 2010/11.

In Birmingham, where homelessness increased 25% from 2009/10 to 2010/11, spend dropped from £7.8 million to £5.5 million (29%).

– Judy Aldred, managing director of SSentif

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