An extremist group has been seen spreading their race hate message – by selecting whites only as they gave out meals to homeless people in Glasgow. Members of the group ‘Generation Identity’ sported their branded steward-like yellow jackets as they spoke to rough sleepers on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. The group’s appearance, which bucks the right-wing […]
Universal Credit is contributing to a rise in homelessness because landlords are choosing to quit the market and sell their properties rather than trust claimants to pay their rent on time, a report has suggested. The same report, on homelessness in Wirral, suggests struggling parents are kicking their kids out because of welfare changes […]
Musicians Against Homelessness (MAH) have announced a massive three-day, multi-venue festival across Liverpool, Wirral, Runcorn, Widnes, Birkenhead, Warrington and St Helens, all in aid of raising funds and awareness for the incredible work that Crisis (the UK’s leading homeless charity) do in our communities. Combining some of the UK’s finest musicians of all genres, poets, […]
Homelessness charities are being used by the government to harvest information which could see rough sleepers deported, it has been claimed. Sensitive personal information about rough sleepers is being sent directly to the Home Office without their consent and ignores European privacy laws, according to campaigners. The scheme, which is still in a trial phase, […]
With the backing of two local authorities, Lewisham Credit Union helped tenants clear rent arrears with an interest-free loan, according to a new report. The homelessness prevention scheme helped to save the local authority over a £1m, which it would have spent on looking after the tenants, and also saved housing associations the cost of evictions and […]
Local lawmakers agreed to one of Europe’s most radical rental laws, but it sets the stage for a battle with Germany’s national government. The Berlin senate has voted in favour of what could be the most radical rent laws anywhere in Europe. The decision, which awaits final ratification by the same assembly members in October, is […]
A vicar has been branded ‘un-Christian’ for evicting a group of homeless people who slept in tents in a churchyard. More than a dozen rough sleepers set up a makeshift camp in the grounds of All Saints Church in Northampton three months ago. Several members of the group were moved on, but now the church […]
Closing Date: 12noon on 8th July Interviews: 12th July Sefton Supported Housing Group (SSHG) is seeking applications for two Tenancy Sustainment Workers to work across a number of temporary accommodation settings in the Sefton area. The posts will be employed by our partner providers, Excel Housing Solutions and Venus Charity. SSHG is an organisation […]
In July 2017, the then Home Secretary asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to commission a programme of work following the publication of the Drug Strategy. The ACMD’s recently released report, ‘Drug-related harms in homeless populations and how they can be reduced’ states that there is increased risk of problematic drug […]
Data released last Wednesday (19th June 2019) from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) database shows that 8,855 people were seen rough sleeping in London in 2018/19, which is an 18 per cent increase compared to the total of 7,484 people seen in 2017/18. Of these: 5,529 were new people sleeping rough. This is […]
