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13 Aug 18
A £100m homelessness strategy to help end rough sleeping in the UK by 2027 has been announced by the government.
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24 Jul 18
Expensive rents and a lack of social homes have caused a 73% rise in homelessness among working people, a charity has said.
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6 Jul 18
A commission has been launched to help English councils halt the “runaway train of increasing homelessness”.
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18 Jun 18
Local authorities need government funding to help them make a success of the act recently brought in to prevent and reduce homelessness, says the LGiU’s Andrew Walker.
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11 Jun 18
Ending homelessness could reap the government a £16bn windfall within a decade, according to a leading charity.
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10 May 18
Pilot areas for an “internationally proven approach” to helping rough sleepers with complex needs into stable accommodation have been named by the housing secretary.
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26 Apr 18
Government moves to reduce homelessness will put extra pressure on public services but with the proper support and partnerships they can make a difference, says Homeless Link’s Rick Henderson....
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13 Apr 18
Seven in ten councils in England are struggling to find stable housing for homeless people, charities have warned.
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11 Jan 18
The Wales Audit Office has urged local authorities to take stock of their of homelessness services as real terms spending drops 26.3% over seven years - despite a cash boost from the Welsh Government.
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20 Oct 17
The government has announced an extra £11.7m in new burdens funding to local authorities to help them meet their obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act – but councils warned...
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6 Oct 17
A homelessness charity has called on the government to change rules on housing eligibility that “shut out many homeless people”, in a report released today.
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13 Sep 17
The public spending watchdog has accused the government of having a ‘light touch approach’ to the growing problem of homelessness.
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10 Aug 17
Rough sleeping in Britain is forecast to rise by 76% in the next decade unless the government takes urgent action, homelessness charity Crisis has stated.
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22 Jul 17
Councils have to house the equivalent of a new secondary school’s worth of homeless children every month, the Local Government Association has said.
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22 Mar 17
Homelessness among young people is being fuelled by cuts to benefits and a shortfall in housing, according to a report out today.
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3 Mar 17
Facts and figures from the March edition of Public Finance magazine on rising inflation, public support for greater health spending and the spike in rough sleeping
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28 Nov 16
As rents rise and benefits fall, more people face losing their home. A bill aims to stop people from becoming homeless by giving English councils specific duties to help everyone at an earlier stage
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14 Oct 16
The Communities & Local Government select committee has backed a private members’ bill on reducing homelessness promoted by one its members.
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18 Aug 16
Levels of homelessness have risen to the extent that a new government-wide strategy is needed, including greater monitoring of local authorities’ homelessness performance, a committee of MPs has...
13 Aug 18A £100m homelessness strategy to help end rough sleeping in the UK by 2027 has been announced by the government.
24 Jul 18Expensive rents and a lack of social homes have caused a 73% rise in homelessness among working people, a charity has said.
20 Oct 17The government has announced an extra £11.7m in new burdens funding to local authorities to help them meet their obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act – but councils warned...
22 Mar 17Homelessness among young people is being fuelled by cuts to benefits and a shortfall in housing, according to a report out today.
3 Mar 17Facts and figures from the March edition of Public Finance magazine on rising inflation, public support for greater health spending and the spike in rough sleeping
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