A pop-up accommodation block to provide a warm and dry space for people forced to sleep rough has been established in a Merseyside town, reports the Liverpool Echo. The Salvation Army launched its NAPpad (Night time Accommodation Project) in December, and it is the first of its kind in the North West. The NAPpad is […]
Lack of National Insurance exemption will cause a loss of supported services and increase costs to the public purse, writes Julie Layton, chief executive of Advance Housing and Support in Inside Housing. While recent announcements and commitments in the Budget have provided some positive news for social housing providers, supported housing has seemingly been overlooked in […]
England’s homelessness crisis is spiraling, with rising rents, evictions, and a lack of affordable housing forcing more people onto the streets, reports Spotted News. A new report from Shelter reveals a staggering 14% increase in homelessness over the past year, leaving more than 354,000 people without a secure place to live. Shelter’s figures paint a […]
Greater Manchester has seen a notable fall in the number of people sleeping rough each night according to latest figures from the mayor, reports the BBC. In October, 112 people were found sleeping on the streets, marking about a 25% reduction from the 148 recorded in October 2023. Those people are in addition to the […]
Hayley Burgess said the community loves helping with her business because of what it stands for, reports the Liverpool Echo. A mum’s bedroom idea is set to make a difference for hundreds this Christmas. Hayley Burgess, from Birkenhead, is the brains behind Hopeful Haven – a Wirral non-profit organisation that prides itself on extending a […]
Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can reveal. Local authorities which house people in temporary accommodation generally pay the up-front costs and claim the cash back from central government. But the cross-party Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils across England, says […]
Families placed in hotels in England are being forced to live on snack foods, putting young people’s health at risk, reports the Guardian. Homeless children placed in hotels are developing rickets and other diet-related health problems because their parents lack anywhere to cook. The Magpie Project, which works with homeless mothers in the east London […]
The Liverpool City Region has been piloting a new approach to helping people off the streets – and it is working, reports the Liverpool Echo. Homelessness and rough sleeping is a growing crisis in the Liverpool City Region. This weekend the ECHO published a special report in the emergency facing the city of Liverpool right […]
Led by King’s College London, a study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme, reports The Guardian. Researchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish whether giving homeless people cash is a more effective way of reducing poverty than traditional forms of help. Poverty campaigners have […]
New figures suggest 242 people died while experiencing homelessness in Scotland last year, reports the BBC. A report from National Records of Scotland (NRS) said the number of homeless deaths in 2023 was slightly down on the previous year but remained higher than pre-pandemic levels. However, drug-misuse deaths increased from 89 to 100 and now […]
