Homelessness in South Kesteven continues to rise under the Conservatives.

Performance figures reveal that the number of households living in temporary accommodation has risen from 16 in June 2016 to 49 in September 2019.

Families are allocated temporary accommodation by the district council when they become homeless and have nowhere else to live.

The statistics were discussed at South Kesteven District Council's Finance, Economic Development and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee today (Tues), held in Grantham.

Last year, the council evicted 31 of its own tenants - presumably causing them to be homeless.

Furthermore, the council also engaged the services of bailiff on 2,115 separate occasions.

Coun Ashley Baxter, who represents Market and West Deeping ward, has asked questions about homelessness and the use of bailiffs and has been promised that some of the issues will be discussed at the Communities Committee in January.

Coun Baxter comments: "In discussing the issue of temporary accommodation and rent collection, we are not talking about numbers we are talking about people and families, and usually people suffering anguish and financial deprivation.

"In many cases these problems have been caused by austerity policies advocated by Conservative politicians at a local and national levels."

For more information about the use of bailiffs by district councils visit stoptheknock.org