Since October last year all public sector bodies have a duty to refer those who may be homeless or threatened with homelessness to council housing and homelessness teams.
Between January and March, the National Probation Service made the most referrals, accounting for 17.4 per cent of the 3,740 cases passed on.
But figures for April to June show an increase of referrals, to 4,340, and children’s services is now the main source, accounting for 17.1 per cent of the total.
The number of people forced to stay in temporary accommodation, including bed and breakfast and hostels has risen, up 4.5 per cent from 82,390 at the end of June last year to 86,130 at the same point this year. Of these, 71.8 per cent included dependent children.
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