The Government insisted it remains “determined” to fulfil its promise to end rough sleeping by the end of this parliament, as it announced details of millions of pounds in funding
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Child poverty campaigners criticised a decision to increase the Scottish child payment by less than £2 per week, saying it would provide “little comfort” to struggling families. Finance Secretary Shona
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Levels of homelessness in England this Christmas are likely to be 14% higher than last year, according to analysis by Shelter, which blamed a housing emergency it said is out
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More than one million of the UK’s most vulnerable adults will be living in “Dickensian” cold and damp homes this Christmas, campaigners have warned. Some 16% of adults overall, or
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A total of 244 people died while homeless in Scotland in 2022, figures have revealed. The National Records of Scotland said the latest estimate was similar to 2021, although the
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Welfare changes meaning people will lose their benefits if they do not look for a job will tackle a current “waste of potential” in the population, the Chancellor has said,
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Free prescriptions and legal aid will be cut off for benefit claimants who are deemed fit to work and do not seek employment as part of a Government crackdown. Digital
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Vulnerable people are increasingly being placed in poor-quality supported housing in a system left open to “unscrupulous landlords” and in need of reform, MPs have warned. Fraud is also still
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Food banks have given out a record 1.5 million emergency parcels in a six-month period, including for tens of thousands of first-time users, in statistics described as “extremely alarming”. The
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Rishi Sunak said people should not be criminalised for having nowhere to live but declined to rule out a restriction on tents for homeless people. The Prime Minister also insisted
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