NEW government figures show that 920 children in the North West will face waking up homeless this Christmas morning – a rise of 12 per cent in the last year.
For many children, this will mean living in one cramped room of a hostel or bed and breakfast with their entire family, sharing a kitchen and bathroom with strangers and eating meals on the bed or floor.
To donate to Shelter’s emergency Christmas appeal visit shelter.org.uk or text SHELTER to 70060 to give £3.
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