The Government would “rather pay money to lawyers than to rape victims”, a Labour MP has claimed as she attacked its decision to appeal to the Supreme Court over the
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A new £10 million project aims to make Manchester more “age friendly” for older people. Dr Stefan White from the Manchester School of Architecture and partners Southway Housing have been
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Professor Green has said his latest documentary on homelessness made him realise that he had “no idea of the severity of the situation” or how “difficult it is to get
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A High Court judge has rejected claims that Birmingham City Council – the largest housing authority in England – is “systemically” turning away homeless applicants. Four homeless people had taken
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Changes to housing benefits could have a “devastating impact” on women’s refuges, with campaigners fearing a funding shortfall could force centres to close their doors. Scottish Women’s Aid said plans
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“Chronic” insecurity in the private rented sector in England has led to a fourfold increase since 2010 in the number of households forced into homelessness when tenancies end, according to
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Children living in Scotland suffered nearly 1 million days of homelessness last year, according to a new report from Shelter Scotland. Analysis of statistics (following a Freedom of Information request
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A quarter of homeless people face this Christmas alone, a charity has warned. Thousands of people will spend the festive period on the streets. As families across Britain gather to
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Soaring levels of homelessness since David Cameron took the keys to No 10 have left thousands more children facing Christmas in hostels and rough sleepers out on the streets, Labour
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More than 100,000 children in England face spending Christmas in temporary accommodation after a sharp annual rise in homelessness, official figures showed. The number of households without a permanent roof
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