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Morning Briefing: families with stable jobs now face homelessness
Nurses and taxi drivers among those with stable jobs facing homelessness, and a memorial to pay tribute to the Grenfell Tower victims
In the news
Families with stable jobs are now at risk of homelessness, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has warned. The Guardian reports that nurses, taxi drivers, hospitality staff and council workers have all been helped by the LGO after being made homeless and placed in often poor-quality temporary accommodation.
This report comes as the latest homelessness statistics, published yesterday, revealed that the number of homeless households had increased again compared to the previous year, with 79,150 households in temporary accommodation.
Yesterday there was a memorial service to pay tribute to the 71 victims of the Grenfell Tower fire at St Paul’s Cathedral.
The BBC reported that bereaved families, survivors and rescue workers were joined by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Bishop of Kensington Graham Tomlin said he hoped the tragedy would represent a “time we learnt a new, better way”.
The Guardian reported that attendees clutched white roses and photographs of lost loved ones.
On social media
Homelessness was on the national agenda last night, with the topic raised on Question Time:
Watching @bbcqt @bbcquestiontime Interesting question on #homelessness I would suggest that we need more social housing, better resourced homelessness services and increased emphasis on prevention #ukhousing #localgov
— AWICS (@AdrianWaite)Watching @bbcqt @bbcquestiontime Interesting question on #homelessness I would suggest that we need more social housing, better resourced homelessness services and increased emphasis on prevention #ukhousing #localgov
— AWICS (@AdrianWaite) December 14, 2017
And the sector is starting to take a look back at the year as it draws to a close:
Looking back at a 2014 @GuardianHousing piece, we did protect our social rented homes & built many more through some tough years. Lots to be proud of and a great place from which to look forward. #ukhousing t.co/OsZwrrkDOq
— Tim Abbott (@Tim_Sovereign)Looking back at a 2014 @GuardianHousing piece, we did protect our social rented homes & built many more through some tough years. Lots to be proud of and a great place from which to look forward. #ukhousing https://t.co/OsZwrrkDOq
— Tim Abbott (@Tim_Sovereign) December 14, 2017
