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‘Wave of homelessness’ if eviction ban is lifted without support for renters

The suspension was enacted to prevent renters losing their homes during the pandemic.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-05-21 16:27
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Lifting the suspension of evictions without protecting renters will “unleash a wave of homelessness” that will overwhelm local authorities and cause needless suffering, a charity has warned.

Shelter said around half of homeless households were not helped to secure a home by councils in England between October and December last year, in its analysis of new Government figures.

This suggests local authorities will be unable to cope if increased numbers of families become homeless during the coronavirus pandemic, it says.

In March the Government announced the suspension of evictions for three months to stop renters losing their homes during the crisis.

Critical

Generation Rent has called for this period to be extended, while Shelter says it is “critical” that judges are given extra powers to keep people in their homes.

New statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), show a provisional 67,280 households were assessed as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and eligible for help in the final quarter of 2019.

Of the 39,170 homeless households whom councils had a duty to provide relief to during this period, 41% were helped to secure a home and 8% of households were no longer owed a relief duty for various reasons.

The remaining 51% were households who were not helped within 56 days, who the council lost contact with and who refused their offer of final accommodation.

At the time of applying for help, just under a quarter (24%) of households found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness were privately renting.

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Shelter chief executive Polly Neate said: “Even before the pandemic councils were barely able to help half the homeless people turning to them.

Buckle

“The system will buckle if more families become homeless once the evictions ban is lifted in a few short weeks.

“We know private renting is deeply unstable at the best of times.

“Now we are hearing from renters who are struggling more than ever as jobs are lost and incomes fall because of the crisis.

“Many people are facing rent arrears and mounting debt.

“If the Government lifts the eviction ban without putting in protections for renters, it will unleash a wave of homelessness that will see councils drown and families needlessly suffer.

“That’s why it’s critical judges are given extra powers to keep people in their homes.”

Related – Government quietly scraps scheme to put homeless people in hotels

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