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The homelessness charity Crisis is going to become a landlord for the first time in its 60-year history, saying the housing crisis in the UK has reached a “catastrophic scenario”, Jessica Murray reports,

As Jessica reports, Crisis has released research saying “almost 300,000 families and individuals across England are now experiencing the worst forms of homelessness”. The charity defines this as sleeping rough, or sleeping in temporary accommodation like a B&A.

The state of the nation report, commissioned by Crisis and led by Heriot-Watt University, shows that 299,100 households in England experienced acute homelessness in 2024. This is an increase of 21% since 2022 (when there were 246,900 households) and a 45% increase since 2012 (206,400 households).

The numbers of people having to sleep rough and households having to stay in unsuitable temporary accommodation increased by around 150% each since 2020 levels, with more than 15,000 people sleeping rough last year alone.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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