Homelessness crisis - Multiple refusals for social houses

THERE is something bizarre about the fact that 2,000 offers of social housing were rejected by applicants last year.

Considering our growing homelessness crisis, it would be assumed that the offer of a home, even if it was not in an ideal location, would be taken up by anyone seeking one.

But that is not the case. As our report today reveals, some local authorities received multiple refusals by applicants for reasons as varied as barking dogs, proximity to a nightclub, and distance from schools.