Kimberley Aldridge and her husband Mark have worked hard all their lives to provide for their two young children.
After leaving school, Kimberley got a job in customer services, while Mark worked in the building industry. They rented a two-bed flat and, although they didn’t lead an extravagant life, they got by.
But shockingly, after being evicted from their flat when their landlord wanted to sell it, the couple were unable to find affordable accommodation and found themselves living in a hostel, sharing a cramped room between the four of them.
Alarmingly, Kimberley, 29, and Mark, 33, from High Wycombe, Bucks, are far from alone. Currently, there are 85,000 households in the UK – including 120,000 children – who are homeless but living in temporary accommodation such as hostels and…
