Britain is broken when homelessness and house prices rise in lockstep

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Britain is broken when homelessness and house prices rise in lockstep
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The data reflect homelessness levels before rents hit an all-time high in the autumn at the same time as rising double-digit inflation made paying for the basics harder than it’s been for years. The picture is likely to be even bleaker now. In a functional democracy, there would be no homelessness. The implicit social contract which exists between the state and its citizens is an agreement that members of a society gain social benefits – such as affordable housing – in exchange for living in accordance with certain laws and paying taxes., the Conservative Party promised to end rough sleeping by 2024. The latest data suggest that they are a long way from fulfilling that commitment.

It showed that average UK house prices increased by 12.6 per cent over the year to October 2022, up from 9.9 per cent in September 2022. The average UK house price was £296,000 in October 2022, which is £33,000 higher than in 2021.

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