An article examined the implementation of homelessness prevention in Wales and the extent to which proposals for legislative change would overcome problems with homelessness prevention. Abstract The paradigm shift in
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A report examined literacy and numeracy skills among homeless people in England. An assessment of 139 people and 30 in-depth interviews with clients of a homelessness service found that: half
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A report provided findings from the first year of a three-year evaluation of Crisis Skylight services in Birmingham, Edinburgh, London, Merseyside, Newcastle, and Oxford. Skylight services were designed to improve
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A quarter of housing associations believe welfare reforms that have been branded the “bedroom tax” have impacted on their ability to rehouse homeless people, a new report revealed. A survey
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More than 4,000 households across England are at risk of losing their home every week through an eviction or repossession, according to research by Shelter. The housing charity also revealed
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Rising numbers of people in Northern Ireland could be left at risk of homelessness unless the Northern Ireland Assembly takes action, according research published today by homeless charity Crisis and
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A mediation centre is being set up to help prevent thousands of young Scots from becoming homeless as a result of family breakdowns. Plans for the Scottish Centre for Conflict
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Youths who were once homeless have been invited to Holyrood to help MSPs learn from their experiences. Young people who have experienced homelessness have been asked to give their views
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Fewer families in Scotland are becoming homeless and fewer children are living in temporary accommodation, according to official statistics. There were 8,007 homelessness applications between October and December 2013, a
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Women’s homelessness is a “sad chronicle of missed opportunities” to get the right help to women at the right time, says a new report report published today by St Mungo’s.
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