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Homelessness Crisis Deepens in Milton Keynes and Across England

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The number of children living in temporary homes in Milton Keynes has increased by nearly 35% in a year, with 1,822 children forced to live in temporary accommodation as of March 2022. This is part of a wider trend across England, where 169,050 children were in temporary homes, the highest number since records began in 1998. The data also shows that 193 households in Milton Keynes were at risk of homelessness and owed a prevention duty, a 15% increase on the previous year. Nationally, 37,610 households were assessed as being threatened with homelessness and owed a prevention duty, a 4.5% decrease from the same quarter in the previous year.

Key Takeaways:

  • The number of children living in temporary homes in Milton Keynes increased by 35% in a year, with 1,822 children as of March 2022.
  • The number of children living in temporary homes across England has reached a record high since 1998, with 169,050 as of March 2022.
  • 193 households in Milton Keynes were at risk of homelessness and owed a prevention duty, a 15% increase on the previous year.
  • Nationally, 37,610 households were assessed as being threatened with homelessness and owed a prevention duty, a 4.5% decrease from the same quarter in the previous year.
  • The Director of campaigns and policy at Shelter, Mairi MacRae, called for the government to unfreeze local housing allowance and increase social rent homes to address the homelessness crisis.
  • Minister for homelessness, Rushanara Ali, announced a £39 billion investment to build hundreds of thousands of social and affordable homes over the next decade.

Statistics:

  • 1,822 children living in temporary homes in Milton Keynes as of March 2022 (up 35% from the previous year)
  • 169,050 children living in temporary homes across England as of March 2022 (the highest number since 1998)
  • 193 households in Milton Keynes at risk of homelessness and owed a prevention duty as of March 2022 (up 15% from the previous year)
  • 37,610 households nationally assessed as being threatened with homelessness and owed a prevention duty (down 4.5% from the same quarter in the previous year)
  • £39 billion investment to build hundreds of thousands of social and affordable homes over the next decade

Sources:

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Shelter
  • Your World
  • JPIMedia UK

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