Dozens of people in the Forest of Dean will spend Christmas without a home, new estimates suggest.

New research from homelessness charity Shelter shows more than 382,000 people in England, including over 175,000 children, will spend this Christmas homeless.

The charity said a shortage of social homes, unaffordable private rents and the housing benefit freeze are pushing more people into homelessness.

It comes as the Government announced on Wednesday evening a new strategy to halve rough sleeping and prevent more households from becoming homeless, including a £3.5 billion investment over the next three years.

Using data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Shelter's analysis reveals some 64 people were homeless in the Forest of Dean as of June, which corre

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