A Tory MP promoted in Theresa May’s reshuffle has apologised over a blog post suggesting benefit claimants should have vasectomies. Ben Bradley, who was named as Conservative vice chairman for
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Hundreds of millions of pounds from dormant accounts are to be used to help the homeless and boost good causes. The £330 million windfall is to come from bank and
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The Prime Minister has said she disagrees with a Tory council leader who called on police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor before the royal wedding. Simon Dudley said beggars
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A charity has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first vending machine for the homeless. Action Hunger installed the device in the Broadmarsh Centre in Nottingham to provide food,
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Homelessness in England is a “national crisis” and the Government’s approach to tackling the problem has been an “abject failure”, according to a damning report. More than 9,000 people are
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A charity has described homelessness figures as “nothing short of a tragedy” after an official report showed the numbers in England have increased. The number of households in temporary accommodation
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Homeless families are routinely being housed in damp or infested temporary accommodation for weeks on end, a report into local councils has found. Too many people are being left in
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A family of eight are living on less than £1.60 a day after they were incorrectly told to claim Universal Credit, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Grahame Morris (Easington) said
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The number of households in fuel poverty fell by almost 100,000 last year. Official statistics show a drop from 748,000 in 2015 to 649,000 in 2016. Almost two-thirds of the
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Poorer patients living in affluent areas are the most likely to miss GP appointments, a study suggests. Researchers who conducted an anonymous survey of more than 500,000 patients in Scotland
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