SocietyWhy Homelessness Is Rising Across the UK

Homelessness is increasing across the United Kingdom, leaving thousands struggling to secure stable housing. The worsening cost of living and persistent housing shortages are deepening the problem. Reporting from Middlesbrough follows the experiences of people sleeping rough and examines the structural forces behind Britain’s homelessness crisis. Charities and housing specialists point to welfare-system gaps, higher rents, addiction, domestic abuse and a shortage of affordable homes as factors pushing more people into homelessness.