The annual report from the Simon Community shows there's now double the amount of people living in emergency accommodation compared to this time last year.
The charity says 5-thousand people will spend Christmas in shelters, including 15-hundred children.
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It also claims it has seen a 20 per cent rise in demand for its services – with almost-7-and-a-half thousand people currently relying on its help.
A mixture of spiraling rents and a shortage of affordable housing is being blamed for the problem.
