FRG's Group Commercial and Operations Directors, Troy Moffatt and Mike Bell, are taking part in "CEO Sleepout" on October 24th, 2022, in order to raise funds for, and raise awareness of, the plight of those impacted by homelessness and poverty.

Homelessness and poverty are on the rise, with the current cost of living crisis expected to push increasing numbers of families in to financial poverty, fuel poverty, and potentially homelessness, throughout the next 12 months. New data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows that homelessness rates are higher now than they were before the pandemic in two-fifths of local authorities; the time to act is NOW.

- Over 260,000 people in England are homeless and in temporary accommodation.

- Over 61% of adults in England living in temporary accommodation are women.

- Single parents make up 72% of all homeless families living in temporary accommodation, but only 24% of families.

- 1 in 23 black households become homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless, compared to 1 in 83 households from all other ethnicities.

- 24% of young homeless people in the UK are LGBT+.

- More than half (55%) of people who make a homeless application are aged between 16 and 34

Source: Shelter, AKT, MHCLG

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