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123,000 kids now homeless in Tory Britain

THE ugly face of Tory Britain was exposed again today as new stats revealed more than 123,000 children living in temporary housing while the number of elderly homeless people soared to its highest level in a decade.

The new data quietly published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government shows the effect that lack of genuinely affordable housing is having on some of the youngest and oldest people in England.

The number of lone-parent families with at least one child living in temporary accommodation rose by 54 per cent in the last five years to 38,390.

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