At least 130,000 households in England were made homeless during the first year of the pandemic, despite the government’s ban on evictions, according to data sourced by the Observer. But the Observer’s figures show that even while the ban was in place, households were being forced from their homes. The number of homeless households rose slightly in 2020-21 compared with the previous year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianThe number of households applying for support rose sharply during the final quarter of 2020-21. In 2020-21, 3,660 households were initially assessed as homeless by Manchester council, up from 2,906 in 2019-20.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2021 04:30 UTC