More than 3,000 homes for rough sleepers approved for next spring – Jenrick
More than 3,300 homes for rough sleepers have been approved and are set to be ready by March as part of efforts to take people off England’s streets during the
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Tag: Housing / Homelessness
Calls for urgent action to address homelessness among female prisoners leaving jail
Women are being released from prison with just £46, a bin bag for their belongings and nowhere to live, a report has claimed. Research by a group of organisations known
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Coalition of organisations warn homeless lives will be lost without action to protect rough sleepers
The lives of homeless people will be lost this winter without Government action to keep them off the streets and in accommodation where they can socially distance, a coalition has
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More than 15,000 children in Scotland without stable home as households needing help rises 4%
The number of households assessed as being homeless have risen by 4% in the past year, with the figures including more than 15,000 children without a stable home. According to
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Starmer welcomes ’11th hour U-turn’ as Government announce four-week extension of eviction ban
The eviction ban has been extended for four weeks and landlords will have to give the majority of tenants six months’ notice to protect vulnerable renters hit by the coronavirus
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New Everyone Home collective aims to end rough sleeping and destitution in Scotland
A number of organisations are coming together to help end rough sleeping in Scotland. Almost 30 charities and organisations will meet on Monday to discuss a route map designed to
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Campaign urges protection from eviction to prevent ‘misery’ of homelessness
An alliance has been formed to protect renters from eviction and keep people in jobs and housing in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Lord John Bird, founder of The
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Councils call for suspension of ‘no recourse to public funds’ to prevent homelessness
Councils are calling for the Government to allow people whose immigration status is not finalised to receive public funds amid fears they will be forced into homelessness. Increasing numbers of
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Far too many homeless people still on the streets and not safely housed, say charities
“Far too many” homeless people are still on the streets, in shelters and hostels, despite the Government aiming to have all rough sleepers safely housed by last weekend. Last week
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Charity launches UK’s first free food delivery service for homeless in Bristol
A charity has launched the first free food delivery service for homeless people in the UK. Caring In Bristol has created Cheers Drive to provide restaurant-quality meals to the most
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