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Night Centre closures – call for advice and guidance
Peers have called for guidance to be issued to local authorities and charities to stop night shelters closing because of confusion over benefits. In…
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House of Lords discuss unmet housing need
A recent House of Lords debate asked peers to ‘take note’ of Lord Dubs’s view that, “Far too many of our people are badly housed, homeless…
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Faith and spirituality – a report from lemos and crane
Lost and Found: faith and spirituality in the lives of homeless people is the latest publication from Lemos&Crane building on its pioneering work over the last…
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Money lost on B&B for temporary accomodation
A flagship Conservative council has called for law changes to prevent it ‘frittering away millions of pounds’ on housing people in temporary accommodation. Hammersmith…
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Is work supporting homeless people?
The Work and Pensions Committee has published two reports from an inquiry which asked, ‘Can the Work Programme work for all user groups?’ Several housing organisations…
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Condition of Britain programme – informal discussion with IPPR
As part of the Condition of Britain programme, IPPR held an informal discussion group with service-users of Revolving Doors Agency and St Mungo’s, two…
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Housing options advice
This How to… briefing considers the importance of a strategic approach that covers all the available options and ensures the best possible use of…
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Bids open for £20million homeless fund
Housing Minister, Mark Prisk, today called on the voluntary sector, social enterprises and homelessness services to bid for the last slice of £20 million…
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Homelessness and Allocations advice
As the Government closes down homeless advice services, you might find this useful briefing from one of the team who have helped LAs improve…
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How to measure local housing need in your area
A free online toolkit to help communities understand local housing need was launched this week by CIH and several other leading national housing organisations.…
