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Revealed: How Covid Has Made The UK s Bitter Housing Crisis Even Worse
There have been steep rises in people living in temporary accommodation since Covid hit.
By Emma Youle
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: HuffPost UK
Covid has made Britain’s desperate housing crisis worse, with the pandemic fuelling a sharp rise in the number of homeless people living in temporary accommodation, HuffPost UK can reveal.
Our investigation has identified the shocking rate at which homelessness increased in the early months of the virus outbreak – and looks set to spiral further as the chaos and economic hardship inflicted by coronavirus continues to affect families across the country.