HOMELESSNESS in Britain has hit a record high, with at least 320,000 people lacking a permanent roof over their heads, according to a new survey by housing charity Shelter.

With the total having increased by 13,000 in the last year alone, one in 200 people across the country are now homeless, the report says.

About 295,000 of them are in forms of temporary accommodation after being registered as homeless by local authorities.