Councils respond to Shelter's 50th anniversary homelessness report

Responding to a new report on homelessness by charity Shelter to mark its 50th anniversary, Cllr Martin Tett, the Local Government Association's housing spokesman, said: "It is a tragedy when anyone becomes homeless. Councils want to end homelessness and are already doing everything they can within existing resources to prevent and tackle it. "Funding pressures are combining with a lack of affordable housing and rents continuing to rise above household incomes to leave many councils struggling to cope with rising homelessness across all areas of the country. Finding emergency housing for homeless people, particularly young or vulnerable people or those with families, is increasingly difficult for councils. Responding to a new report on homelessness by charity Shelter to mark its 50th anniversary, Cllr Martin Tett, the Local Government Association's housing spokesman, said: "It is a tragedy when anyone becomes homeless. Councils want to end homelessness and are already doing everything they can within existing resources to prevent and tackle it.