Donate to our Christmas Appeal this year and help us help people avoid homelessness •
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Over 307,000 people in Britain are homeless today, an increase of 13,000 in the last year alone, that’s more than the population of Newcastle. Over 4,700 people are estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night across the UK, a 15% increase on last year and a 169% increase since 2010. Rough sleeping in the North West increased by 39% since 2016, the highest in the UK.
In the last year, over 440 homeless people have died on streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK (Oct 2017 – Oct 2018).
Homelessness is not just about not having a roof over your head, the long term impact on mental and physical health can make it harder for people to find support, and is having a major impact on our health care services. Benefit cuts have left poorer tenants unable to pay the rent. In particular, the four-year freeze on housing
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benefit in the private rented sector, called Local Housing Allowance, is pushing people into homelessness. Homelessness affects people across society, in different situations and from all walks of life. This year we are raising awareness of four groups. A Family and Homeless •
150 families are made homeless in Britain every day.
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There are over 125,000 homeless children living in Britain today.
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In the last five years,
