The number of homeless families being housed by English councils in hotels and B&Bs for longer than the legal limit is at its highest in 20 years.
The latest government figures show that 1,630 families were being housed in hotels and B&Bs by councils in England past the six-week legal limit between October and December last year. This is the highest reported figure since 2003. It also marks the highest quarterly increase ever recorded, jumping 35% since data was last reported, for July to September last year.
