Councils face £300m funding gap to help young homeless, says charity
Councils in England are more than £300 million short of the funding they need to help all of the young people coming to them who are facing homelessness, according to
Read MoreCouncils in England are more than £300 million short of the funding they need to help all of the young people coming to them who are facing homelessness, according to
Read MoreA Northern Ireland opera director is the recipient of an award which will be used to help vulnerable people rebuild their lives through the arts. Kate Guelke, from Spark Opera,
Read MoreCharities have written to the Home Secretary James Cleverly to oppose plans to clamp down on rough sleepers. Crisis, Amnesty UK and the Big Issue are among more than 30
Read MoreHundreds of refugees faced the prospect of being left exposed to life-threatening temperatures in London after being evicted from Home Office accommodation, figures suggest. Information shared with the PA news
Read MoreJeremy Hunt’s Budget was branded “incredibly disappointing” by some, with the social care and homelessness sectors among those saying they had missed out. Here is a flavour of the reaction
Read MoreA former rough sleeper has told the homelessness minister not enough is being done to help people on the streets who he said were given “false hope” when the Government
Read MoreFifty-five children – mostly aged under one – have died in recent years where living in temporary accommodation has been recorded as a possible contributory factor, campaigners said. The figure,
Read MoreThe number of people sleeping rough in England rose by 27% in a year, with charities branding the statistics a “source of national shame”. There were 3,898 rough sleepers on
Read MoreThe number of open homelessness cases in Scotland is at the highest level on record, figures show. Government statistics released on Tuesday reveal 30,724 live applications were recorded on September
Read MoreNew powers aimed at cracking down on rough sleeping are the “Vagrancy Act with bells on”, ministers have been warned. Conservative MP Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) was
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