Temporary measures to house people who were homeless during the coronavirus pandemic have been extended for three months. Public health measures allowing local authorities to use hotels or bed and
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“Damaging” immigration rules will deter some rough sleepers from seeking help and could push them into modern slavery and other exploitative work, charities have warned. Sixty homelessness and human rights
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A council has been criticised for missing five opportunities to house a teenage boy who was left sleeping rough and sofa-surfing for two months during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Local
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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has set out plans to end homelessness. Describing homelessness as a national scandal, Mr Rennie questioned why it took a pandemic for the Scottish
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The number of Scots being housed in temporary accommodation increased by more than a quarter during the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest homelessness figures show. Scottish Government statistics showed that as
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One in seven (14%) adults in England are more worried about becoming homeless due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shelter has found. More than a quarter (27%) of private renters in
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Thousands of people were prevented from becoming homeless during the coronavirus pandemic due to “bold” Government action, but councils fear a spike when protective measures end. More than eight in
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The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn fell by more than a third in a year, figures show. There were 2,688 people
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Almost 1,000 homeless deaths occurred last year across the UK, a social justice group has said. The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) said the figure rose by more than a third
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The number of rough sleepers known to be living on London’s streets has risen by almost a quarter in three months, figures show. There were 412 rough sleepers deemed to
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