A letter signed by the leaders of 119 councils across England has been sent to the chancellor.
Councils from across England met in Eastbourne to discuss the growing demands on services caused by homelessness
It follows a summit hosted by Eastbourne Borough Council and the District Councils' Network on 31 October. The government said it has provided local authorities with £1bn to help prevent the need for people to be put into temporary accommodation. Hannah Dalton, the District Councils’ Network housing spokesperson, said: “Councils simply do not have the money to cope with this surge of demand for temporary accommodation and without action from Jeremy Hunt they will have no option but to cut services.
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