NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
A mental health worker faces sleeping in his own car as he cannot afford to rent his council flat.
Gareth Ward, from Norwich, Norfolk, will soon become part of Britain’s so-called ‘hidden homeless’ – people who only have temporary accommodation.
The 48-year-old can no longer afford to rent the property on his £1,000 a month salary.
With his rent at £700 and council tax at £120, along with the rise in gas prices, he is left with little to no money even before he buys food.