Hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on temporary housing for homeless in North Kesteven

File photo dated 25/01/18 of a homeless person on Victoria Street in London, as new figures suggest that more people are sleeping rough on the streets of England than at any point this decade.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds were spent on temporary housing for the homeless in North Kesteven in the year to March, figures show.

More than 100 district councils across England have urged the Government to take action to prevent a homelessness crisis.

Figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show £240,000 was spent on temporarily housing the homeless in North Kesteven in the year to March.

Of this, £58,000 was covered by the council.

On Monday a group of council leaders sent a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, urging him to raise local housing allowances and provide £300m in discretionary housing payments by March 2025.

Councillor Hannah Dalton, the District Councils’ Network housing spokesperson, said: "The fact that 119 council leaders from all political groups have joined up to demand urgent action from the Chancellor on homelessness demonstrates that we are in an emergency situation, right across the country.

"Councils simply do not have the money to cope with this surge of demand for temporary accommodation and without action from Jeremy Hunt they will have no option but to cut services."

Hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on temporary housing for homeless in North Kesteven – as councils call for support