Families in B&Bs on the rise
The number of homeless families living in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation has risen by almost half in the first few months of 2012, according to the National Housing Federation.
Housing benefits cap 'could push families into B&Bs'
From April 2013, families living in crisis homes could be hit by the new universal benefit cap, which will limit the total amount of benefit they can claim to £500 a week, the report has claimed.
As short-term emergency accommodation is more expensive to rent and manage, this could mean families are unable to pay rent pushing them back into B&Bs, the National Housing Federation have said.
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