Homeless For Christmas?

More than a hundred people a day are at risk of losing their home according to housing charity Shelter today. The organisation says one in every 139 households in Yorkshire and the Humber are under threat. The information's based on official Ministry of Justice figures and comes with a warning that increasing costs for accommodation are leaving more and more families on a financial knife-edge. They have calculated that more than 500 children in the region will wake up homeless on Christmas day. ** **Campbell Robb is chief executive of Shelter, "Imagine the panic of receiving a notice through the door saying that you could lose your home – that’s the devastating reality for thousands of people every week.

"The sky high cost of housing is making it harder and harder for families to keep a roof over their heads. And with the stakes so high, all it can take is one piece of bad luck to send a family spiralling towards homelessness."