All homelessness articles
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NewsNorthern Ireland communities minister to establish new homelessness commission
Gordon Lyons says expert panels will review homelessness legislation and recommend system changes
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NewsCoalition urges government to formalise local authority reporting on temporary accommodation
CIH, NHF and Housing Forum have signed open letter to Angela Rayner
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NewsFund manager launches affordable housing portfolio for people facing homelessness
The Resonance housing pathways fund is seeded with over £100m in existing assets and £118m from investors
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NewsScottish government adds £50m to homelessness prevention fund
SFHA and Homeless Network Scotland will distribute second phase of funding to social landlords and charities
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NewsThinktank calls for stronger duty for RPs to house homeless people referred by councils
IPPR outlines potential ‘housing-led’ approaches to tackle homelessness
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NewsRough sleeping decriminalised as Vagrancy Act abolished
Government scraps 200-year-old law to focus on addressing root causes of homelessness
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NewsNumber of Northern Irish households in temporary accommodation up 79% in five years
Number of children in TA also sees 65% increase
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NewsNumber of families in TA sees first quarterly drop since 2022 but figure still higher than previous year
CIH calls on government to unfreeze LHA rates as number of children in temporary accommodation continues to rise
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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