A new task force has been created following a surge in the number of homeless people sleeping on public transport in London. Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that the team will
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Councils in England are being urged to check their homelessness procedures are fit for purpose, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found significant fault with a Northamptonshire district
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Rough sleeping across Britain is predicted to jump by three quarters (76%) over the next decade, a national charity for homeless people has warned. Around 9,100 people were sleeping rough
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The prototype house that will be used in a new village for homeless people is being unveiled in Edinburgh. Work has begun on the Social Bite village in the Granton
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Scotland is in the grip of a housing “crisis” with private renters and the young disproportionately affected, according to Shelter Scotland. A report from the housing and homelessness charity reveals
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Homeless people are being harassed by warnings they could be fined for leaving their belongings in doorways in Oxford, the Green Party’s Larry Sanders has said. Notices citing the Anti-Social
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People are sleeping rough in barns and outhouses as a hidden homelessness crisis hits rural areas, an influential think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned
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The number of disabled people either homeless or at risk of being made homeless has soared over recent years. Scottish Labour analysis of official figures revealed that in 2013/14 there
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The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 79, police said. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said five people had been formally identified and the rest were
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The new government must make sure young people leaving care do not have to pay council tax until they reach 21, according to youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. A new report
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