Charity Homeless Link is concerned that welfare reform could be driving an increase in homelessness - as new figures show an alarming rise in cases of people losing their homes. The charity was responding to government statistics that show 12,860 people were accepted as homeless in 2012's second quarter - a 9% rise on the same period in 2011. This situation is most dire in London, where homelessness figures have shot up by 27%.The number of people finding themselves homeless because they have had ...