Children are spending their full childhood Live in temporary housing, A report has been stated in a report with a family in the homeless residence since 1998.
In a new report in a temporary state of England, citizens Britain found that the councils are charging hundreds of pounds to the homeless people to reach basic services, such as storage and washing facilities.
The report said that the affluent London Boro is also taking homeless families to more deprived areas outside their boro.
Number of families In temporary housing The entire England is at a record level, With some 165,510 children living in this uncertain house By the end of 2024.
Around 130,000 houses now live in temporary housing, including hostels and B&Bs.
Citizens for London’s researchers looked in detail at the temporary residence provided in the UK and Trust London, Birmingham and Manchester. London England has a homeless subtlement, with more than 70,000 houses in temporary housing.
The report found that a family has been living in a temporary residence since 1998 with children in Croidon.
In Westminster, another family was in a temporary residence since 2001, and in Brent, a house since 2003, the report said in the report.
Along with families, it has increased Retired people are being transferred to temporary housingAccording to the freedom of information data received by the Citizen UK, a 97 -year -old man of Brent was in a temporary residence for three years.
A 95 -year -old, Temes was at homeless residence in Kingston, and a 91 -year -old man was being placed in Enfield.
He also highlighted the practice of more rich London Boro, such as Richmond on Tems, carrying homeless families out of his area.
The report found that the London Council keeps about 43 percent of the families out of its boundaries outside its boundaries, but in Richmond it was 75 percent higher.
On the other hand, Brent and Bring and Daganham, who have a higher proportion to low -income residents, kept only 6 percent of their temporary housing houses outside their area.
Research said that families are also drowning in debt due to high fees to keep their goods in storage.
In the barnet, a house in temporary housing earned £ 8,647 in debt due to storage costs, and in Bexley, another house had earned £ 7,758, he found.
The report states that in Wandsworth, the cost of storage may increase to £ 240 per month. The council also informed the researchers that it was effective for customers on low income or on getting benefits “.
The homeless people are also being charged to use the washing machine in their residence. In Manchester, some housing washing charges £ 1 for the use of washing machines, and the highest rate in Newahm was £ 2.40 per wash and £ 1.90 per dry. The report has calculated that, if the average house wash clothes 208 times a year, families in Newahm can spend up to £ 900 annually to wash their clothes and dry.
Dame Cyban McDonagh MP responded to the findings, saying: “Social housing shortage has ended in a situation where one of every 49 houses in London is homeless and is living in temporary housing.
“To stay in the housing without the ability to cook food, reach the Internet, store your belongings safely, or even basic access and washing facilities to the toilets are largely disgusting.”
A spokesperson of the Croidon Council said: “Like many councils across the country, Croidon is facing a rapid decrease of affordable housing. It is sad that there are longer in temporary housing.
“We are unable to comment on personal matters, but this length stays are extremely rare and have many different types of temporary housing including large council houses and private sector properties.”
Idin Dicardem, a member of the Wandesworth Cabinet for Housing, said the council agreed to the cheap repayment plans with the residents for storage. He said “usually occurs between £ 5 and 70 per month, which is below an average £ 145,79 a month, which storage companies ask”, he said.
Mr. Dikardem said: “In compliance with our duties to protect the property of the homeless families, the advance cost is paid directly by the council and then agrees to a repayment plan. We can also confirm that no one is paying full fees.
“The highest loan amount for storage costs referred to in the report is related to missing payments in many years for a case”.
A spokesperson of the Richmond Council said he was working hard to ensure temporary housing, “safe, suitable and possible as close to home”. He said: “Currently 64 percent of people who experience homeless are either kept within Boro or in neighboring areas.”
Councilor Fleer Donley-Jacquaxon said that the Brent Council will reach the affected families and said: “Sadly, it is a difficult reality of the homeless emergency we are facing, and a human tragedy that reflects the years of the unsuccessful national housing policy.
“The UK’s housing system has been broken. Councils have been forced to sell the houses of the council under the right to buy the scheme for decades and are now struggling with the results of a shrinking social housing stock, increasing in private fare, and private landlords have to get out of the market due to mortgage costs.
“In our boro, alone, more than 34,000 people are on the waiting list for a council house. Even though Brent is paving the way to distribute new houses, to complete all the new buildings of all London Boro in the last 10 years, we will need to cross our housing goals for more than ten years before matching from home.”
A ministry for housing, communities and local government spokespersons said: “We are providing £ 1BN for important homeless services this year, so that the councils can support families including an additional £ 78M for London as compared to the previous government. Along with this we are promoting 1.5 million new houses and promoting social and affectionate housing.”
