The government is “seriously undermining” the fight against homelessness with its benefits reforms, says the Chartered Institute of Housing. This comes just a week after the National Audit Office condemned the government for not assessing the role of welfare reform was playing in the rise in homeless since austerity began in 2010. The NAO pointed […]
The Citizens Advice Bureau has published a report analysing the implementation of Universal Credit and rising debt – and it identifies a number of problems that could cause or exacerbate debt problems. In the report the CAB says that Universal Credit (UC) represents the biggest change to the welfare system undertaken since its inception by […]
The Goodison Sleepout fundraiser returns for its second year on Friday November the 10th with one of Everton In The Community’s toughest challenges. The challenge gives participants the chance to raise money for a pioneering charity while spending the night in one of the world’s most famous football stadiums. The overnight fundraiser follows on from the […]
According to the National Audit Office (NAO), government welfare reforms have led to an increase in rough sleeping in England of 134%, with homelessness overall costing the public sector more than £1bn a year. The number of families in temporary accommodations across England has increased by 60% to 77,240 since March 2011, the public spending watchdog said […]
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has issued an ultimatum to all public sector bosses to tackle the escalating homelessness problem. Mr. Burnham is demanding all organisations, including councils, GP leaders, the police and housing providers, take urgent and immediate action and come up over the next fortnight with plans to tackle the problem. […]
It is believed that if the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates continues into 2020/21 and there is no top-up funding available, 91% of The Salvation Army’s homes would cost more to run than there is funding to cover them. Analysis by Frontier Economics found that supported housing residents in its units would require […]
Every Sunday, you’ll find Jack Jenkins standing outside the Bombed-Out Church, at the top of Bold Street, giving free haircuts to the homeless. But what many won’t know is that the self-taught barber was himself homeless for a while when he was very young. Jack was left to fend for himself at the tender age […]
New research, published by the Refugee Council and commissioned by The Guardian, reveals high levels of homelessness and destitution among refugees shortly after they have been granted their refugee status. Refugees who arrive in the UK through formal resettlement schemes, such as the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, have accommodation secured before they arrive and […]
With the roll out of Universal Credit Full Service set to accelerate in October, Homeless Link looked at the options that are available to ensure people can receive their Universal Credit payment. Universal Credit Full Service is the new system for applying, managing and receiving welfare benefits. New welfare claimants in Universal Credit Full Service […]
A Cambridge University student who sparked fury for burning a £20 note in front of a homeless man will not be expelled, it has been revealed. The university came under pressure to expel student Ronald Coyne after a video of him taunting the homeless man while dressed in a bow tie and coat-tails went viral. […]
