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Rise in Christmas homeless

Shelter is bracing itself for an "alarming" rise in demand for help from people struggling to keep their homes this Christmas. The housing charity reported a record surge in calls to their helpline in 2012 and are expecting more this year.

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Shelter: More and more people struggling each year

A leading homeless charity expect to stretched to the limit with families in crisis this Christmas, despite receiving "some great help" from both the general public and major companies, their Chief Executive said.

Campbell Robb said welfare reforms like Universal Credit and the Bedroom Tax were making their job harder as there were "more and more people struggling" every year.

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