Homeless Westminster families offered housing 54 miles away

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Communities, Local Government

Homeless families in Westminster are being offered accommodation as distant as Bletchley - 54 miles away.The latest figures show that homelessness applications have increased in the London borough, which is now seeing an average of 121 submissions in a 12-month period.  Families are also being offered homes in Hemel Hempstead (26 miles away), Grays (23 miles) and Maidstone (38 miles).Westminster City Council Labour Group has blamed the swell in homeless cases on the Government's benefit caps,...

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