End of housing benefit freeze is cold comfort for hard-pressed renters
ENDING the four-year freeze Government imposed on housing benefit rate rises is a “paltry” gesture that will do little to
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Crisis
Crisis report reveals the life-crushing realities endured by the ‘sofa surfing’ homeless
WE might be familiar with the term ‘sofa surfing’ but do we really comprehend the bitter realities of this form
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It’s going to be a Dickensian Christmas for 280,000 homeless people
SHELTER has revealed there’s little festive cheer in store for 280,000 homeless people facing up to a bleak Christmas, but
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Tories offer a sense of déjà vu when it comes to manifesto housing pledges
THE Conservative Party’s election manifesto makes great play of two national obsessions – Brexit and home ownership – but lacks
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Figures reveal “shameful” rise in people dying homeless in England and Wales
DEATH is reaping a rising toll on the nation’s homeless population, according to the latest official figures, prompting housing charities
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Ministers must invest in housing benefit if they are serious about preventing homelessness, says Crisis
A new report from the charity Crisis is calling on the Government to save thousands of households from the brink
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CIH Housing 2019: Government must invest £12bn a year in social housing or risk Britain breaking apart
IT will cost Government £12.8 billion a year for the next decade to fix the housing crisis, claims new research;
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Crisis and Newcastle City Council are teaming up to end homelessness within a decade
A new partnership between a national charity and a city council is being created to put an end to homelessness
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Government urged to scrap archaic and draconian vagrancy law
A law originally created to criminalise destitute soldiers returning from the Napoleonic Wars is today doing the same to modern
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Councils criticised for putting domestic abuse survivors at risk of homelessness
SURVIVORS of domestic abuse are being put at risk of homelessness because council rules say they are not vulnerable enough
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Social landlords less inclined to offer tenancies to homeless people than a decade ago, says report
COUNCILS may be feeling the pressure, but it’s people on low incomes who are paying the price, as an ongoing
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Scrapping Section 21 evictions an “outstanding victory” for private renters
HOMELESSNESS charities Crisis and Shelter have welcomed the Government’s intention to scrap so-called ‘no-fault’ evictions. The measure, announced yesterday by
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Universal discredit: Hungry for change
After years of stone-faced denials over the well-documented shortcomings of Universal Credit, the Government has finally given ground. But are
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Rough sleeping is England’s shame but it’s politicians who should take the blame
ENGLAND stands condemned by a staggering 165% rise in people sleeping rough since 2010 with housing chiefs quick to call
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North West has second highest death rate for homeless people in England, ONS figures reveal
THE North West finds itself in a grim position alongside London as the two places with the highest mortality rates
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