All homelessness articles
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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
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NewsMPs call for shake-up of funding and support to tackle ‘rough sleeping emergency’
Florence Esholami says soaring rough sleeping figures are a ‘source of national shame’ and calls on ministers to act
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NewsGovernment sets out details of billion pound investment in homelessness prevention
Extra funds initially announced in last month’s Budget
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NewsVoluntary sector ‘at capacity’ housing record 4,146 migrants in 2023/24
The No Accommodation Network has warned of a “shocking increase in destitution and homelessness” over the past year
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News‘Focus on funding homelessness prevention’, irate Big Issue founder tells MPs before leaving hearing early
Lord John Bird says that until government spends money on prevention “we’re screwed” before walking out of rough sleeping inquiry session
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NewsHomelessness charities warn National Insurance changes could take £60m away from frontline services
More than 100 CEOs call for a rebate and warn closure of services would be “poor start” in bid to tackle homelessness under Labour
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NewsBirmingham City Council calls for increased grant funding for temporary accommodation alternatives
The local authority will write to Angela Rayner urging her to create a long-term homelessness strategy that includes more funding for social housing and temporary accommodation alternatives
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In FocusThe strain of temporary accommodation: are local authorities’ innovative solutions enough?
With council spending on temporary accommodation reaching more than £2bn last year and still climbing, some local authorities are tackling the issue head-on. But will there efforts be enough? OIivia Barber reports
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NewsNumbers of people rough sleeping in London increases by 18% compared to last year
The homelessness sector has welcomed the additional £233m funding for homelessness in the budget but says long-term funding is needed.
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NewsGovernment allocates extra £230m to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Autumn Budget
Total spending on homelessness to rise to £1bn in 2025/26
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NewsDeaths of homeless people increase 12%, Museum of Homelessness research finds
The number of people who died while homeless rose to 1,474 last year
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NewsScottish regulator warns of ‘systemic failure’ to deliver homelessness services
The organisation says the last year has been the most challenging for social housing since the Scottish Housing Regulator was formed in 2012
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NewsShelter chief executive Polly Neate to step down next March
After seven years at the homelessness charity, Neate says she has made “the incredibly difficult decision” to leave
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NewsHightown boss David Bogle to stand down after 30 years
Bogle was also instrumental in setting up Homes for Cathy group
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NewsLondon councils’ forecast £250m overspend on homelessness, London Councils warns
Council leaders’ group said that boroughs are collectively spending around £90m per month on temporary accommodation
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News‘We need subsidy’ Liverpool HA boss tells Community Housing Summit as homelessness costs soar
Liverpool housing leaders discuss challenges in meeting housing need at joint NHF and CIH event in the city
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NewsCrisis flags repeated missed opportunities to prevent homelessness in Scotland
The charity’s latest report found that interviewees had contacted a total of at least 80 services prior to becoming homeless
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NewsCIH calls for more capital funding in Northern Ireland as social housing development hits decade low
The institute’s new report urges the Northern Ireland Assembly to prioritise social housing development and lobby for a dedicated housing decarbonisation fund for Northern Ireland