The destinies of two former super powers

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 Note: Notice how America’s economy is in free fall? Notice how America’s currency is being rejected along with her influence globally? Notice how America’s military is breaking under the duress?

If we look further we will see that there is a growing social divide in America. There are so many problems plaguing her, yet the list goes on. Thing is…England/Britain/The UK is mirroring America in her fall.

Homelessness crisis: British families forced to live in hostels hits 7-year high

England’s homelessness crisis has reached its worst levels since 2008, with 65,000 households forced into temporary accommodation, new figures reveal.

The number of families housed in bed and breakfasts has soared by more than 300 percent over the past five years, according to government data.

Campaigners blame high rents and welfare cuts for forcing 100,000 children to live in hostels and other temporary accommodation.

In the first quarter of this year alone, 13,520 households were made homeless across England – an 8-percent increase on the same period in 2014.

Official data published on Wednesday by the Department for Communities and Local Government revealed England’s housing crisis is having a disastrous impact on households.

Over the past five years, the number of families living in “other private sector accommodation” – which can include single-room annexes and even caravans – has risen 267 percent to 15,460.

Minorities constitute more than half of those forced into temporary accommodation, with 55 percent coming from black, minority and ethnic (BME) communities.

Some 44 percent of families affected include single mothers, while 24 percent are couples with dependent children.

Nearly a third of people were found to have lost their homes when their short hold tenancy ran out.

Housing charity Shelter said families, who are placed in bed and breakfasts by local councils after losing their home, experience accommodation which is unsuitable for their needs.

Parents and children often live in a single room, sharing kitchens and bathrooms with other tenants. The bed and breakfasts could be miles from their jobs, schools and support networks.

Local councils are forced to place vulnerable families in such accommodation after decades of sparse investment in Britain’s council housing.

The Conservative policy of “right to buy” – first introduced under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1980 – enabled tenants in council houses to buy their properties. The policy has since led to a social housing shortage in many areas.

Charities also blame high rents and welfare caps for the crisis…..More Here

 

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