MPs call for nationwide plan for elderly housing to curb social care demand
A new national strategy to deal with the housing needs of older people has been called for by MPs. More emphasis should be put on the links between homes and
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Tag: Housing / Homelessness
Researchers warn homelessness is soaring with serious health implications for those affected
The recent rise in homelessness has its roots in welfare reform and the housing market, almost entirely accounted for by an increase in families losing their privately-rented housing, experts have
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Third Tory councillor quits over royal wedding rough sleeper controversy
A third Conservative councillor from the local authority caught up in a row over rough sleepers and the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has quit the party
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Engage: ‘I only want one room to sleep in’- homeless tell of life on the streets
Sitting near Leicester Square in central London trying to scrape together £9 from passers-by in order to get a hostel room, Steve is just one of thousands sleeping rough on
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Almost 100 Grenfell Tower families still stuck in hotels, seven months on
Almost 100 families whose homes were destroyed in the Grenfell Tower fire remain stuck in hotels seven months on from the disaster, new figures show. The Royal Borough of Kensington
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More people are sleeping rough in England than at any point this decade
More people are sleeping rough on the streets of England than at any point this decade, new figures suggest. Local authorities estimated there were around 4,751 rough sleepers on a
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Council faces backlash over ‘shameful’ adverts which demonise homeless
A council has been criticised for erecting posters that make passers-by “suspicious of homeless people”. The poster, by Gloucester City Council, states: “Are you really helping homeless people? “In some
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Loreburn gets go-ahead for dementia-friendly homes in Stranraer
Loreburn Housing Association has been given the go-ahead by Dumfries and Galloway Council to redevelop the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer by building dementia-friendly housing alongside an
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Homelessness scheme to receive share of £330m dormant accounts windfall
Hundreds of millions of pounds from dormant accounts are to be used to help the homeless and boost good causes. The £330 million windfall is to come from bank and
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PM slaps down council boss for suggesting homeless made ‘commercial life choice’
The Prime Minister has said she disagrees with a Tory council leader who called on police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor before the royal wedding. Simon Dudley said beggars
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