Crisis has warned of rising numbers of people being forced to sleep rough on the streets of Newcastle, as it launches its Christmas support programme.
The charity, which combats homelessness in the North East, also reported a rise in people struggling to pay for energy bills as well an increase in those who have come forward for financial support in fear that they will lose their home.
Between April and June, there were 707 applications for support to the Council in Newcastle, from people facing homelessness. 674 of these were accepted as being owed a duty from the council to prevent them from becoming homeless, or to help them out of homelessness.
