The problem has been acute since the cost-of-living crisis started, a homelessness charity CEO said
The breakdown of tenancy agreements is the leading cause for Nottinghamshire people becoming at risk of homelessness, new Government data shows. Figures show 639 people in the county successfully applied for help from their local authority to stop them becoming homeless between January and March 2024.
Denis Tully, CEO of support charity Emmanuel House, said: “This has been one of the main drivers of homelessness we’ve seen. As mortgages have gone up, many landlords have left the sector or kicked their tenants out so they increase rent. It’s been acute since the cost of living crisis. Eighty-five people – almost entirely in Nottingham city – were asylum seekers who had been required to leave accommodation provided by the Home Office. Thirty-nine people said they had been victims of domestic abuse and needed to leave their homes, and there had also been 23 non-violent relationship breakdowns.
Vulnerable people or those with children will be offered interim housing, such as hotels and bed and breakfasts. Nottingham City Council said last month that was sheltering 235 people in emergency housing – double the same time in 2023.
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