Campaigners have expressed alarm at Westminster Council's proposal to ban rough sleepers and the charities who care for them, from the streets around Victoria.

Inflation could lead to homelessness for people already struggling to pay their housing costs, the charity Shelter said today.

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter says more than two million people are using credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent.

The UK housing charity Shelter has warned of a rise in homelessness as new research reveals the number of households in rent or mortgage arrears has more than doubled in the past year.