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Council spending on temporary housing surges to near £1 billion
Homeless people in central London

COUNCIL spending on temporary accommodation in England has surged to nearly £1 billion, new data suggests.

This represents a rise of more than 70 per cent in the last five years.

The £413 million increase is said to be a result of more people finding themselves homeless and private housing providers hiking their rents and charges.

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