Council leaders in Scotland are seeking “urgent” talks with Home Secretary Priti Patel on what they can do to help accommodate asylum seekers. Kelly Parry, community wellbeing spokeswoman for the
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird is due to lead a debate in Parliament on Thursday asking for immediate action to prevent a mass homelessness crisis. Lord Bird is expected
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Councils are spending millions of pounds every year helping vulnerable families whose immigration status means they are not eligible to receive most public funds, MPs have been told. Local authorities
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The Local Government Association has warned that council housing waiting lists could double by next year – a situation it said was avoided last year due to extensions to pandemic
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Revamped London buses will provide a “one-stop” service offering homeless people haircuts, doctors’ appointments, showers and financial advice to help them off the streets. Two buses have been repurposed with
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The condition of social housing in some parts of the country is “scandalous”, the Cabinet minister responsible has acknowledged. Communities Secretary Michael Gove (pictured) said families were living in conditions
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The proportion of people suffering from the worst forms of homelessness in Scotland is about half as high as in England, campaigners have claimed. Almost one in 100 households in
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A £360 million “wall” of rental debt built during the coronavirus crisis is set to get worse amid imminent Universal Credit cuts, a charity is warning. About half a million
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Councils paid out nearly £28 million in total due to evictions from social housing in 2019-20, new research estimates. A study by Liverpool University, commissioned by homelessness charity Shelter Scotland,
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COVID-19 has been described as a “housing disease”. Overcrowded living conditions make it easier for the virus to spread, and statistics show a link between overcrowding and mortality from COVID.
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