All homelessness articles
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NewsScotland commits £9m to ‘mitigate’ UK government’s LHA freeze in new child poverty support package
Announcement follows Scottish housing minister’s letter urging UK government to reverse cap
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NewsGovernment announces £50m to tackle homelessness as number of rough sleepers reaches record high
Announcement made as part of £3.6bn plan to combat homelessness
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NewsNew Welsh housing law pressures social landlords to assist councils with homelessness cases
The bill will also abolish priority need and intentional homelessness tests in favour of a more universal homelessness duty
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NewsRough sleepers on London streets rose 5% in autumn
Data from the Combined Homlessness and Information Network reveals an increase year-on-year
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NewsUnwillingness of councils to transfer staff and rising rents factors in downfall of Capital Letters, MHCLG report finds
Vehicle set up by London boroughs is closing at the end of this year after struggling to find funding
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NewsDomestic abuse victims with debt blocked from social housing allocations, says CIH report
Local authorities urged to rethink policies to support those leaving temporary accommodation
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NewsGovernment’s £3.5bn homelessness strategy aims to halve number of long-term rough sleepers by 2029
New investment and proposed legislation also aims to reduce use of poor quality emergency and temporary accommodation and boost prevention services
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NewsBlack and minority ethnic groups 2.5 times more likely to experience homelessness in Scotland
Shelter Scotland and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights have called on the government to tackle systemic racism in the housing sector
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NewsCrisis rules out registering new landlord as a registered provider
Homelessness charity confirms plans to acquire 1,000 homes will be carried out under limited company
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NewsCIH welcomes extra £84m homelessness funding but warns long-term plan needed
MHCLG announces funding for councils to help prevent people from sleeping rough
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NewsScotland to introduce rent controls as housing bill passed by parliament
The Housing (Scotland) Bill will cap rent and protect tenants against eviction
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NewsNew building safety and homelessness ministers named
Appointments follow government reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner resignation
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NewsMPs urge permanent link between LHA rates and 30th percentile of rents
Group also argues for a nationally-scaled Housing First programme
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NewsCIH and homelessness charities criticise Home Office decision to halve refugee “move-on” period
Change will make it “impossible” for people to secure housing, institute warns
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NewsCSJ calls on government to implement four-year £103m Housing First programme to tackle rough sleeping
A national scheme would be expected to support more than 10% of rough sleepers out of homelessness by 2030
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NewsHomelessness presentations and acceptances drop 10% in Northern Ireland
CIH Northern Ireland say figures paint ‘mixed picture’ with private sector rental sales still driving homelessness
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NewsGovernment to decriminalise rough sleeping by next spring
200-year-old Vagrancy Act will be repealed
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NewsEdinburgh councillors approve plan to halt lettings policy in bid to tackle temporary accommodation shortage
Pause will allow officers to turn roughly 120 void homes into homes for homeless people as it seeks to regain compliance with legislation
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NewsHounslow Council rejects Ombudsman’s request to house young mother and baby
Watchdog’s investigation finds “catalogue of errors” in dealing with applicant
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News£330m expected overspend on homelessness services could bankrupt us, London boroughs warn
London Councils describes housing crisis as “single biggest risk” to boroughs’ finances