Government announce new measures to cut number of rough sleepers
A rough sleeping task force to cut the number of people living on the street is being launched as the Government promised to break the cycle of homelessness. Councils with
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Nearly 80,000 of households in England living in temporary accomodation
The number of households in England in temporary accommodation has increased by nearly two thirds since the start of the decade, Government figures show. On December 31 last year 78,930
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Council placed homeless woman in ‘squalid’ accommodation miles away from vital support
An older woman was left in temporary accommodation that was ‘at best shabby, dirty and in disrepair,’ miles away from her GP and social networks because Rother District Council had
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Housing minister pledges to resign if rough sleeping escalates on her watch
A housing minster has promised to resign if the problem of rough sleeping gets worse on her watch. Heather Wheeler insisted there would be improvements after the plight of England’s
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‘Small army’ leaving prison with desperate choice of destitution or return to crime
A “small army of people” are leaving prison without any form of employment or accommodation, a former minister has warned. The latest Government figures reveal that almost a third of
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Engage: How to help homeless people during extreme temperatures
A blast of intense cold weather dubbed the “Beast from the East” has reached the UK, with temperatures expected to dip below freezing throughout the week. The extreme temperatures mean
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Hospitals, jobcentres and prisons will have legal duty to refer those at risk of homelessness
Prisons and NHS Trusts are among the public sector organisations that will soon have a legal duty to refer people at risk of becoming homeless to a housing authority. Heather
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Social bite launch drive to take 600 people out of homelessness
A project to take 600 people out of homelessness by offering them a secure home is being launched by a social enterprise. Social Bite said the programme is being largely
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Public outcry forces council to drop plans to fine rough sleepers
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has dropped plans to issue rough sleepers with fines if they refuse to engage with services, a campaigner has claimed. A petition of
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Rough sleepers in Windsor could face £100 fines under new council proposals
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead could fine rough sleepers up to £100 for begging or leaving their bedding in public places. The council came under fierce criticism last
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