Tenant unable to heat home after landlord isolates thermostat control in cage
A London tenant was left unable to warm his house up after his landlord put the thermostat in a cage. Alex Milsom shared a picture of the thermostat on Twitter,
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Tag: Housing / Homelessness
Re-offending exacerbated with 47% of HMP Cardiff inmates homeless on release
Hundreds of prisoners are leaving jail homeless, inspection reports have warned. Concerns were raised about the situation at HMP Cardiff, with inspectors citing a “well-established link” between homelessness and the
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Coalition urges next Government tackle ‘dangerous shortage’ of accessible homes
The next government should make all new homes accessible and adaptable, according to a coalition of housing and charity groups. The organisation, which has called itself Housing Made for Everyone
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Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren urge public to join sleep-out to end homelessness
Will Smith has urged the public to think about those who “don’t have a place to call home” in a video promoting a mass sleep-out to help end homelessness. The
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Government urged to act after two homeless people died every day last year
The Government has been urged to take action on homelessness after new figures revealed that two homeless people died in England and Wales every day last year. Deaths of homeless
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More than eight million people in England ‘directly affected by housing crisis’
An estimated 8.4 million people across England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes, according to the National Housing Federation. People within this group face issues ranging from homelessness
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ONS report significant rise in number of older people seeking help for homelessness
There has been a significant increase in the number of older people seeking help for homelessness since 2012-13, new figures show. In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the last five
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Dame Helen Mirren joins ‘Big Sleep Out’ campaign to tackle homelessness
Dame Helen Mirren will read a bedtime story in London’s Trafalgar Square as part of a campaign to help fight homelessness. The actress is one of several celebrities uniting for
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Number of households in temporary accommodation at highest in decade
The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England is at its highest level in more than a decade, the Government’s latest homelessness figures show. A total of 84,740
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Virgin Trains to upcycle uniforms to provide scarves and blankets for homeless
Scarves and blankets made from a train company’s worn-out uniforms are being donated to people living on the streets. Garments such as coats, shirts and trousers originally worn by Virgin
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