Homelessness rises again, including 'worrying' increase involving children

Latest figures showed the number of people in emergency accommodation increased for the fifth month in a row, meaning 8,830 people, including 2,513 children, could face a Christmas without a home of their own. File picture: Dan Linehan

Homeless charities have expressed rising concern after latest figures showed the number of people in emergency accommodation increased for the fifth month in a row, meaning 8,830 people, including 2,513 children, could face a Christmas without a home of their own.

The monthly homelessness report showed 355 more people were homeless in October than in September, one of the most dramatic monthly increases in the figures in recent years.