A new study reveals as many as one in 25 people are classed as homeless in the worst-affected areas of England. Homeless charity Shelter said more than 268,000 people across England are homeless, although the number is a “conservative estimate”, with many more expected to be going unrecorded. It said the leading cause was the loss […]
After Theresa May announced last week that the LHA cap would not apply to supported housing, the government has conceded that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach won’t work for the funding of supported housing, either. Outlining a new approach, the government acknowledges local areas don’t have sufficient control or oversight of provision – with it “not always possible” […]
A man who gave his “favourite” £120 trainers to a barefoot homeless man says the act has inspired other good deeds after his story was shared around the world. Craig Wells ran out of a restaurant in Nottingham after seeing the homeless man, Mark, walk past wearing no shoes. “He then started to cry and […]
A woman who urinated on a homeless man’s belongings before her friend set them on fire has been jailed. Nicola King, 23, handed a lighter to 25-year-old Jerely Evans so she could burn bedding in the doorway of a closed shop in Portsmouth. King, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier […]
Last Wednesday (25.10.17) the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap will not apply to supported housing from April 2019. This is fantastic news for the supported housing sector and its residents and is a result of sustained campaigning from Homeless Link and others over the past few years. Mrs […]
A homeless man who usually spends his birthdays alone has had a surprise party thrown for him by kind-hearted strangers. Steve is a popular face in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and is often seen with his dog Tyson near a disused phone booth by the TSB bank. Every year the 46-year-old celebrates his birthday alone and […]
There are fears that funding to help vulnerable people with housing will be cut, despite promises to protect it. The £125m Supporting People programme will no longer be ring-fenced in the Welsh Government’s budget in 2019-20, as ministers revealed spending details. Instead, it will be merged with other pots of money, giving councils more flexibility […]
Each year, our lovely consortium colleagues at Venus arrange a Christmas party for families from across Sefton – and you can help! The families Venus works with are often from disadvantaged backgrounds and facing difficult issues such as domestic abuse, low income and benefit sanctions. This means that Christmas can be an extremely difficult time for them. […]
On Tuesday, October 10th, a number of Merseyside organisations took part in the 10th Anniversary of Liverpool Homeless FC. The monthly event takes place on the last Tuesday of every month and has been the foundation for Liverpool Homeless FC’s eleven-a-side team. Ste Barton, organiser of the event, manages to assemble a team of volunteers […]
Mentor and Adfam have launched a joint publication to help parents and carers understand the complexities of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The revised guide, ‘Talking with your children about New Psychoactive Substances and Club Drugs – A Handbook for Parents and Carers’, will be available as a free download and includes information on the range […]
