London, December 28: According to UK government figures 69,846 homeless children across England are living in temporary accommodation, the Housing and Homeless Charity Shelter says.
Remarking on the data supplied by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Kay Boycott, the charity's director of communication, policy and campaigns said, "It's simply not right that in an affluent nation like ours, thousands of children will wake up on Christmas Day wanting nothing more than a permanent roof over their head.”
Boycott Referred to the negative impact of homelessness crisis on children's lives, warning, “They often miss out on vital schooling because they are shunted from place to place and many become ill by the poor conditions they are forced to live in.” Slamming the UK government for inaction, the British Shadow Housing Minister Jack Dromey said, "Any action to tackle homelessness is welcome, but the Government appears to be in denial and out of touch with what is really happening to people.”
Furthermore, the new deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, supported a “No room at the inn” campaign, calling for “tough new minimum standards” for temporary accommodation.
“As the number of Scots living in temporary accommodation hits a record high, it is more important than ever that we drive up standards,” he added.
However, the UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps insisted, "Statutory homelessness remains lower than in 28 of the last 30 years, and I am determined that we pull out all the stops to ensure that every household knows help is at hand.
Remarking on the data supplied by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Kay Boycott, the charity's director of communication, policy and campaigns said, "It's simply not right that in an affluent nation like ours, thousands of children will wake up on Christmas Day wanting nothing more than a permanent roof over their head.”
Boycott Referred to the negative impact of homelessness crisis on children's lives, warning, “They often miss out on vital schooling because they are shunted from place to place and many become ill by the poor conditions they are forced to live in.” Slamming the UK government for inaction, the British Shadow Housing Minister Jack Dromey said, "Any action to tackle homelessness is welcome, but the Government appears to be in denial and out of touch with what is really happening to people.”
Furthermore, the new deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, supported a “No room at the inn” campaign, calling for “tough new minimum standards” for temporary accommodation.
“As the number of Scots living in temporary accommodation hits a record high, it is more important than ever that we drive up standards,” he added.
However, the UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps insisted, "Statutory homelessness remains lower than in 28 of the last 30 years, and I am determined that we pull out all the stops to ensure that every household knows help is at hand.