UK faces homelessness row as poverty grows

The UK government is facing a backlash after a senior minister said some people were homeless out of choice, and as one charity said its distribution of emergency food aid has hit record levels.

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A cost-of-living crisis in the G7 nation and the world’s sixth-biggest economy, fueled by high inflation, has left many Britons struggling to make ends meet, as bills for food, energy, rent and mortgages increase.