‘We are forgotten’: Inside the UK’s late life homelessness crisis

Sky News was granted unprecedented access to one of the busiest homeless drop-in centres in London, run by Crisis as new figures reveal that homelessness in later life is up 13% from last year.

The housing crisis will be a major issue for the next government. Should they win the general election, the Labour Party is promising 1.5 million new homes in the next five years, while the Tories are promising 1.6 million new homes.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/britains-homeless-question-whether-to-vote-in-the-general-election-when-political-promises-always-fall-short-13157859

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