Figures show 2,110 households affected in 2022-23, up from 1,850 last year, despite government pledge and £8.8m housing fund

Homelessness among military veterans in England has risen by 14% in the last year despite a government pledge to ensure no former armed forces personnel are on the streets this Christmas.

Last year UK ministers announced more than £8.8m to fund hundreds of supported housing places that had faced closure, marking the launch of a scheme called Operation Fortitude.

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