Spiralling homelessness and housing shortages will continue for years to come after a “lack of ambition” in government to resolve the crisis, according to a damning report. Under the Conservatives,
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A new law requiring councils to intervene earlier to prevent homelessness is due to be introduced, but one charity is warning it should not be considered a “cure-all”. The Homelessness
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Thousands of refugees in the UK run the risk of homelessness and destitution due to a lack of support from the Government, a cross-party report has found. People granted refugee
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Growing numbers of women in England are experiencing ‘hidden homelessness’ – living in precarious arrangements without privacy or their own legal living space – according to new research. Women’s homelessness
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More than one in five adults across England have suffered mental health problems due to a housing problem in the last five years, according to a report from Shelter. Some
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Actor Idris Elba has attacked government cuts to housing benefits for 18-21-year-olds. The 44-year-old Luther star hit out at the moves which came into effect in April and stop out-of-work
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A homeless woman was turned away five times by the London Borough of Barnet after she lost her home, a Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) investigation has found. Because the council
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The median time homeless families with children spend in temporary accommodation in Scotland has risen by almost 20% in the past two years, a new report shows. A report by
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Proposals to reduce homelessness will “simply be words on a piece of paper” if the Government fails to offer enough cash to councils, Labour has said. MPs are expected to
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Ministers have been accused of ignoring the plight of the homeless as new figures showed a sharp rise in the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England.
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