Child homelessness numbers when Covid-19 hit the UK shame us all. What will they be by Christmas?
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How did the fifth-richest nation on the planet manage to allow nearly 130,000 children to be homeless when a killer virus swept over the country?
The statistic should be a source of national shame, even though I’m not convinced by the Mirror‘s claim that it is the worst level of child homelessness in 14 years.
This Site reported in December 2018 that 131,000 children were set to be living in bed and breakfast accommodation that Christmas.
But I think a worse figure is yet to come.
Earlier this week, This Site commented on claims that reports of people living on the streets have rocketed since the Covid lockdown was enforced in March.
Children weren’t mentioned specifically but you can be sure that they were among those who had been turfed out into the gutter.
And how many children will be forced out of the protection of their home when the moratorium on evictions ends on Sunday (August 23) and landlords are again able to throw tenants out for no reason at all?
This Site has a tradition that I try to continue every year: in December I report the number of children set to be homeless at Christmas.
Every year since I started – back in 2012, if I recall correctly – that number has increased by tens of thousands.
I shudder to think what it will be by Christmas 2020.
Source: Homeless children hit 14-year high as 130,000 stuck in B&Bs and temporary shelter – Mirror Online
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