'Shocking' data reveals hundreds of people in Shropshire will spend Christmas without a home
Hundreds of people in Shropshire will spend Christmas without a home, new estimates suggest.
Research by housing charity Shelter suggests 354,000 people in England are homeless, a 14 per cent jump from this time last year.
The charity said its figures are "the most comprehensive overview of recorded homelessness in England".
Across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, Shelter estimates 710 people will be homeless this Christmas, including 289 children.
The data suggests that one in 698 people are homeless in the Telford & Wrekin Council area, while one in 729 people are homeless in the Shropshire Council area.
Across the West Midlands, 28,238 people are estimated to be homeless.
