A desperate couple with a toddler has been forced to sleep in their car with just a few of their belongings as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households around the country.
The family, found sleeping in a Kia in Leeds on Friday night, were using some clothes to keep warm, a team supporting vulnerable citizens said.
It is feared more and more families in the UK will end up homeless due to the rising cost of bills, food, and mortgages, as many households are struggling to make end's meet.
Vulnerable Citizen Support Leeds said it received a report about two adults sleeping rough in their car in the city.
However, when it arrived to evaluate the situation, it realised there was also a small toddler with them, Leeds Live reports.
The family had "only a few bags of clothing and not much more", the support group said.
Vulnerable Citizen Support explained: "Once again we come across a situation that isn't a normal one we deal with.
"It's becoming more and more common as we go on."
The support unit found a hotel for the family at the weekend and is now looking at options to help them in the long term, such as paying a bond to get them into a home before the weather gets even colder.
After the team shared an appeal on social media, a number of people offered the family a spare room.
A person said: "Such sad times we are living in. This should not be happening in this day and age."
Another wrote: "Homelessness is going to start rising more, it's sad really sad."
A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for the family. You can donate here.
This morning, Kwasi Kwarteng declined to stay whether benefits will be increased in line with inflation, as the Government U-turned on plans to cut the top rate of income tax for the highest earners.
The Chancellor said he is "not committed to any spending" during an interview on LBC radio.
Failing to keep pace with rising prices would leave some of the poorest households facing a real-terms cut in their incomes.
It comes as the Government dramatically dropped its plans to abolish the 45 per cent rate on earnings over £150,000 following widespread criticism.
Pressed on the issue of benefits uprating, Mr Kwarteng told LBC: "I'm not going to comment on spending today.
"What we are focused on is the growth plan, we have got a medium-term plan which will set out more spending policies in the near future."
