Homeless surge in 2009

Crisis has warned of a surge in homelessness in the new year, as people struggle to keep up rent or mortgage payments. Of those questioned in a survey, 32.4 per cent said they would lose their home within three months of losing their main income. The YouGov poll found that 28 per cent of people in the lower income groups said they were worried they could lose their home, compared with 21 per cent of people in higher income groups.