Homelessness can take various forms, from rough sleeping to families being housed in temporary accommodation, reports the Standard. The Prince of Wales’ optimism on ending homelessness is not shared by the public, according to research that suggested many believe it cannot be prevented. William has previously said that while no single organisation can end homelessness, […]
Homelessness is at record-high levels, a new report has revealed, with 1 in 47 Londoners without a home on any given night, reports the iPaper. Homelessness is the highest it has been since records began, according to a new government report, with already cash-strapped local authorities said to be facing “crisis situations”. Data from the Public […]
MPs call for England to have its own homelessness strategy as councils haemorrhage funds to cover the rising costs of temporary accommodation, reports Sky News. A record number of children are living in B&Bs beyond the legal limit as England’s homelessness crisis pushes councils to breaking point. MPs said there is a “dire need” for […]
Care leavers will no longer be considered “intentionally homeless” under a new change in the law passed by Labour, reports the Mirror. Local authorities are not legally obliged to provide long-term housing to people found to be intentionally homeless – such as those who neglect to pay their rent or deliberately leave their home. But […]
Between 40% and 80% of rough sleepers suffer from mental illnesses, reports the BBC. A former rough sleeper has said he would not be alive today if he had not received help from his local mental health trust’s Rough Sleeper Team (RST). Paul, 57, who now lives in temporary accommodation in Maidstone, Kent, spent a […]
Most landlords planning to exit the private rented sector (PRS) within the next two years are driven by concerns over changing regulations and taxation, reports Property118. The findings from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) show that 47% of landlords are considering selling some or all of their properties. And 89% of these landlords identified legislative or […]
Councils in England will receive nearly £1bn in new funding next year to deal with and prevent homelessness, reports Inside Housing. Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, said she would allocate the funds to local authority budgets to increase resources for frontline homelessness workers. She described the intervention as the “largest-ever investment” […]
A community group that supports homeless people has said it has stepped up its help for those sleeping rough as temperatures have plummeted, reports the BBC. Don’t Walk Past hands out food, drinks and sleeping bags six nights a week in Manchester. Founder Ronny English said the situation in the city was “absolutely terrible” and […]
Tony, who spent three or four months sleeping rough in central London, described his experience as “very horrible”, reports the BBC. He added: “No time is a good time to be homeless. It’s a place that I never want to be again.” London’s severe weather emergency protocol was reactivated on Tuesday, meaning charities tried to […]
The boss of a Liverpool homelessness charity said it had been left in a “precarious position” after Santander suddenly locked its bank account, reports the BBC. Michelle Langan, chief executive of the Liverpool-based Paper Cup Project, said the problems began in September after she contacted the bank to update the list of trustees who were […]
