HHomelessness among MINORITY ethnic communities is rising more than twice as fast as in the general population, according to Shelter

The Black and Ethnic Minority Housing Crisis, a report published by the charity on Wednesday, said homelessness among BME households had risen 77% since 1997. The overall rise is 34%.

BME families are more likely to live in poor housing, with more than half of children from Bangladeshi backgrounds living in overcrowded homes.

Shelter director Adam Sampson called on the government to provide more large affordable homes.

Source

Housing Today

Postscript

Figures show a continuing flow of new rough sleepers to London’s streets. Charity Broadway surveyed 2808 rough sleepers contacted by its outreach teams in 2003. Of these, 1415 were new to the streets and 1809 were helped into temporary homes in 2003.