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Travellers needs may no longer be protected
Councils would no longer have a duty to assess the specific housing needs of Gypsies and Travellers, under proposed legislation. According to Inside Housing:…
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18-21 years olds – thousands cudl be homeless with benefit reform
The government’s proposed housing benefit cuts for 18 to 21-year-olds could leave thousands of vulnerable young people homeless, according to new research published in…
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Court ruling on waiting lists
Councils could have to overhaul residency requirements for social housing or risk a High Court challenge, following a landmark legal judgement. According to Inside…
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Tackling homelessness could save money
Tackling homelessness early could save public services up to £18,000 for every person helped, according to research published by homelessness charity Crisis. According to…
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55% higher families in B&B waiting for 6 weeks or longer at YE
The number of families in bed and breakfast for longer than six weeks as at 31 December 2014 was 55% higher than the year…
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Gold standard on Homelessness rejected by all but 2% of LAs
Fewer than 2% of councils have completed a ‘bureaucratic’ £2.3m flagship programme aimed at improving homelessness services, nearly two years after it was launched.…
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33,000 homes list to RTB since 2012
The country has lost 33,000 of its social homes to the controversial right to buy (RtB) scheme since the coalition ‘reinvigorated’ the policy in…
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Links between homelessness, drug use and convictions
New research has revealed the ‘huge overlap’ between homelessness, criminal convictions and drug use – with 58,000 people per year having contact with institutions…
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Voices of Stoke
Fifty people who have battled homelessness and drug and alcohol dependency have become ‘Expert Citizens’ with Voices of Stoke, a National Lottery-funded project to…
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Insufficient Homes!
Here is a report from the NHF about the housing crisis an how to solve it: Home_Truths_2014_-_Broken_Market_Broken_Dreams …
