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Uk Housing Review
This was covered on the front page of the Independent newspaper. The CIH are calling for government to shift some of it’s investment in…
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Homelessness – new report by L&C
Memories and Hopes: Re-thinking resilience in supporting homeless people is a new report of a project with homelessness agencies across the UK supporting homeless…
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Homeless Reduction Act to come in, in April 2018 and Rough sleeping set to increase
The Homelessness Reduction Act will come into force from April next year, the Department for Communities and Local Government has told councils. The government…
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1.4 million empty homes
Government figures for ‘spare homes’ show highest level in 20 years, with 1.4 million homes left empty for over six months. The results show…
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Rethinking homelessness in rural areas
Idyllic images of rolling hills, countryside pursuits and village life mask can significant experiences of inequality and deprivation to which rural communities are vulnerable.…
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HAs make a pledge on world refugee day, to support access to housing
Twenty-nine associations representing 87,000 homes signed up to the migrant support charter. The charter includes pledges to: Provide a safe and welcoming environment to…
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New mayor of Manchester launches homelessness fund
The new mayor Andy Burnham, of Greater Manchester has launched a homelessness fund, donating 15% of his salary to kick-start the fundraising, according to…
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Change of funding for support of homeless people
The government has announced that £402m of funding over the next two years will be targeted at the councils with the greatest homelessness demand.…
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Rough sleepers face violence
New research from Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, shows some staggering statistics on rough sleepers. The findings come as Crisis opens its…
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Homeless prevention duties for LAs
The government will intervene with councils which are not meeting their homelessness prevention duties if a new law is passed, the minister responsible for…
