RISING homelessness is a “direct result” of “cruel” Tory policies, campaign group Priced Out claimed today.

The warning was made following the release of government figures showing that the number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is at its highest level in more than a decade — yet again.

A total of 84,740 households were in bed and breakfasts, hostels and other temporary accommodation at the end of March 2019, including 126,020 children, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said.