Labour responds to homelessness figures out today

Mike Amesbury MP, Labour's Shadow Homelessness Minister, responding to homelessness figures, said:

"The rise in homelessness is being driven by a chronic shortage of decent, secure and affordable housing after thirteen years of Tory failure.

“This Government is failing to get a grip on our country's homelessness crisis. A toxic mix of rising rents and a failure to end no-fault evictions are hitting vulnerable people.

“Labour has called for emergency legislation to scrap section 21 evictions and end automatic evictions for rent arrears, and we have set out plans to build more affordable and social housing to get people into safe, secure homes.

“It’s Labour that will take seriously the homelessness prevention agenda, ensuring agencies work together to stop those at the sharp end falling through the cracks.”