National charity Shelter says '1,000 people a day' are calling its helpline with homelessness queries. It has described people in “dire situations” due to the unfolding cost-of-living crisis bites.
The twin issues of private rent rises and sky-high energy bills have also got its expert advisers braced for a surge in people losing their homes in 2023, reports MirrorOnline. At least three individuals who called the organisation’s emergency helpline when The Mirror visited the office in Sheffield had been served with Section 21 notices.
Introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s Government under the 1988 Housing Act, it allows landlords to evict tenants on a whim and without reason. Tory governments since 2018 have promised to abolish the so-called ‘no-fault evictions’ - but the legislation has been hit by multiple delays.
