De schatting is dat tijdens de kerst 80.000 Britse kinderen dakloos zullen wakker worden. ( 24dash.com)
80,000 British children to wake up homeless this Christmas Day Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government Monday 4th November 2013 - 12:00pm Share this story shelter Over 80,000 British children will wake up homeless this Christmas Day, housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned. The charity is highlighting the shocking figures to launch a new campaign to raise awareness of the plight of homeless households. With 4,847 children expected to spend Christmas in a state of homelessness in Scotland, the charity is calling on the Scottish government to adopt guidelines on minimum standards of temporary accommodation and give families the legal right to challenge the "appalling conditions they are often forced to live in". Last December, Shelter Scotland helped more than 1,000 people at risk of becoming homeless over the festive period. In June this year, there were 10,471 house...