Third of Londoners struggling with rising living costs
A third of Londoners cannot afford a decent standard of living because of extra costs of living in the capital, such as housing and transport, according to a new report.
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Tag: Homelessness
Research: Insight 29 – Prison leavers and homelessness
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) have announced the release of number 29 in their series of IRISS Insights, Prison leavers and homelessness. This evidence summary
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Performance theatre challenges perceptions of homeless
Performing arts academics at Sheffield Hallam University have teamed up with South Yorkshire Housing Association and London-based theatre company Cardboard Citizens on a challenging new piece of performance theatre, based
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Teachers survey reports children blighted and degraded by poverty
Children are turning up to school sick because their parents cannot afford to take time off to care for them, teachers have claimed. School staff are also still seeing youngsters
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Council homeless workers to strike in pay grade dispute
Seventy workers in Glasgow City Council’s Homeless Service will walk out this lunchtime in a dispute over their pay grade. The workers are all members of the trade union UNISON
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Elderly and homeless could be victims of ‘bizarre’ new council laws
A new law which allows councils to ban activities in public spaces is leading to “bizarre new criminal offences”, campaigners against heavy regulation have said – despite public approval for
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Thousands of homeless teenagers having to ‘fend for themselves’
Thousands of homeless teenagers seeking help to find housing are being turned away by councils, putting them at risk of sexual exploitation and crime, a charity has warned. The Children’s
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Cathy Come Home director brands UK homelessness ‘disgrace’
Britain’s housing crisis is worse now than a half century ago when the issue was thrust into the limelight by a gritty TV play, its director Ken Loach warned. The
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Official figures masking true scale of homelessness problem
Rising numbers of people are facing homelessness in England amid a string of benefit cuts and a “woeful lack of affordable housing” – with an estimated 280,000 cases taking place
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Scrapping welfare assistance ‘an expensive mistake’, warn councils
The removal of government funding for local welfare ‘safety net’ schemes in April would be an expensive mistake which could put thousands at greater risk of losing their homes and
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