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 largest regional increase was in Birmingham, with 3,929 households requiring emergency accommodation - an increase of 558 cases compared with 2009/10.
It was closely followed by Sheffield, which reported 1,383 households as homeless - an increase of 437 people (46%) on 2009/10.
London boroughs Croydon, Lambeth, Waltham Forest, Hounslow and Kensington and Chelsea, as well as Northampton and Leeds, were also among the areas with the highest increases in homeless households.
The area with the largest percentage increase was Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, which reported 119 households as homeless in 2011/12, compared with just one case in 2009/10.
This was followed by Maidstone Council, with the number of homeless households rising from seven in 2009/10 to 189 in 2011/12 - a 2,800% increase.
West Berkshire, Middlesbrough, Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, Guildford, Elmbridge and Spelthorne in Surrey, and Torridge in Devon were also among the areas with the highest percentage increases in households declared homeless.
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