A quarter of housing associations believe welfare reforms that have been branded the “bedroom tax” have impacted on their ability to rehouse homeless people, a new report revealed. A survey
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More than 4,000 households across England are at risk of losing their home every week through an eviction or repossession, according to research by Shelter. The housing charity also revealed
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The number of working people claiming housing benefit has risen by almost 60% since 2010, according to research commissioned by Labour. Figures compiled by the House of Commons Library for
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Would taxing property values be fairer than the Council Tax? The Council Tax is widely discredited. Would taxing property values be fairer and could such a tax help to reduce
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There are clear links between health, housing and social care. The homeless live much shorter lives as do those people living in poorer quality accommodation and areas of deprivation. Life
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This paper examines the association between housing tenure mix and health outcomes for urban residents. The analysis used Cox’s proportional hazard regression modelling with a range of health measures from
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Calls to a housing and homelessness helpline have soared in the last six months as people struggle with the cost of living, according to the charity which runs it. Shelter
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The advent of self-directed support and personalised care will mean that over time, more and more individuals will have control of, and choice around, their own care and support, and
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