A mum has warned other parents after a strange man followed her teenage son through Liverpool city centre asking him distressing questions. The 15-year-old boy was alone when he was approached on Church Street shortly before 8am on Thursday. His mother said that a man walked up to her son outside Primark, and tried to […]
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Blackburn magistrates heard Andrew Hugh Davie was subject to a criminal behaviour order (CBO) that bans him from sleeping in a public place between 9am and 9pm. The two year CBO, which was made by Blackpool magistrates earlier this year, came because Davie was homeless and sleeping on the streets in Blackpool. The 39-year-old thought […]
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The government won’t make fixed term tenancies mandatory but has stressed the need for on-going flexibility in tenancy terms. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire confirmed the government’s stance in a written statement saying: “After listening carefully to social housing residents, we are proposing not to implement the provisions in the Housing and Planning Act to make […]
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The government has performed a dramatic U-turn over plans to drastically limit funds for supported housing, following an outcry from charities supporting vulnerable groups. The plans, announced by the prime minister Theresa May last year, was to place councils in charge of ring-fenced funding for emergency accommodation such as women’s refuges and homeless shelters. But housing […]
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Discarded food items left behind by music fans at Reading Festival has been salvaged to give to homeless people. According to BBC News, up to 60 food bags will be handed out to rough sleepers after a team of volunteers collected left behind food ahead of the final clean up. Grace Gomez, who runs a […]
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According to new research, private renters on low incomes are now facing gaps of up to £260 a month between housing benefit and cheapest rents, which could force them into homelessness. The research, ‘Missing The Target’ from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), reveals that the benefit freeze is now putting thousands at risk of […]
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A Sefton Tory councillor took to social media to try and shame a homeless woman for sporting what he said were “£70+ highlights” – but it really didn’t go well for him. Posting on the ‘Crosby Now and Future’ Facebook group, the Sefton Tory wrote: ” ‘Homeless’ girl begging outside Sainsbury’s tonight sporting £70+ hair […]
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Homeless people are being warned not to sleep on the streets as tourists descend on Dublin for the visit of Pope Francis. The police have warned rough sleepers not to be seen on the streets as Pope Francis makes his way through the capital for the World Meeting of Families, according to a local homeless […]
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Summer holidays used to be every school-kid’s highlight of the year – long sunny days, trips to the seaside, or even holidays abroad – but not any more for so many children. The number of homeless children in the UK is at a record high of 123,000, according to the Government’s latest figures – a […]
Unscrupulous landlords are evicting hundreds of families every week without giving a reason – and it’s completely legal! New figures from campaign group Generation Rent show that more than eleven thousand households were made homeless in 2017 through so-called ‘no-fault’ eviction. Most tenants are on assured tenancies of six or twelve months. Once this period is up, Section 21 […]
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Teenager Distressed By Sex Pest Asking If He Wanted To “Help The Homeless”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA mum has warned other parents after a strange man followed her teenage son through Liverpool city centre asking him distressing questions. The 15-year-old boy was alone when he was approached on Church Street shortly before 8am on Thursday. His mother said that a man walked up to her son outside Primark, and tried to […]
Busker Busted For Falling Asleep On The Job
/in News /by Jamie LeemingBlackburn magistrates heard Andrew Hugh Davie was subject to a criminal behaviour order (CBO) that bans him from sleeping in a public place between 9am and 9pm. The two year CBO, which was made by Blackpool magistrates earlier this year, came because Davie was homeless and sleeping on the streets in Blackpool. The 39-year-old thought […]
Government U-Turn On Fixed Term Tenancies
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government won’t make fixed term tenancies mandatory but has stressed the need for on-going flexibility in tenancy terms. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire confirmed the government’s stance in a written statement saying: “After listening carefully to social housing residents, we are proposing not to implement the provisions in the Housing and Planning Act to make […]
Government Scraps Plans To Drastically Reduce Funds For Supported Housing
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has performed a dramatic U-turn over plans to drastically limit funds for supported housing, following an outcry from charities supporting vulnerable groups. The plans, announced by the prime minister Theresa May last year, was to place councils in charge of ring-fenced funding for emergency accommodation such as women’s refuges and homeless shelters. But housing […]
Rock Festival “Rubbish” Helps The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingDiscarded food items left behind by music fans at Reading Festival has been salvaged to give to homeless people. According to BBC News, up to 60 food bags will be handed out to rough sleepers after a team of volunteers collected left behind food ahead of the final clean up. Grace Gomez, who runs a […]
Housing Benefit Failing To Keep Up With Private Rents
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAccording to new research, private renters on low incomes are now facing gaps of up to £260 a month between housing benefit and cheapest rents, which could force them into homelessness. The research, ‘Missing The Target’ from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), reveals that the benefit freeze is now putting thousands at risk of […]
Tory Councilor Slammed For Accusing Woman Of Being A ‘Professional Beggar’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA Sefton Tory councillor took to social media to try and shame a homeless woman for sporting what he said were “£70+ highlights” – but it really didn’t go well for him. Posting on the ‘Crosby Now and Future’ Facebook group, the Sefton Tory wrote: ” ‘Homeless’ girl begging outside Sainsbury’s tonight sporting £70+ hair […]
Rough Sleepers Cleared From Dublin Streets Ahead Of Pope Visit
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless people are being warned not to sleep on the streets as tourists descend on Dublin for the visit of Pope Francis. The police have warned rough sleepers not to be seen on the streets as Pope Francis makes his way through the capital for the World Meeting of Families, according to a local homeless […]
Over 120,000 Schoolchildren Homeless During Summer Holidays
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSummer holidays used to be every school-kid’s highlight of the year – long sunny days, trips to the seaside, or even holidays abroad – but not any more for so many children. The number of homeless children in the UK is at a record high of 123,000, according to the Government’s latest figures – a […]
‘No-Fault’ Evictions Add To The Burden Of Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingUnscrupulous landlords are evicting hundreds of families every week without giving a reason – and it’s completely legal! New figures from campaign group Generation Rent show that more than eleven thousand households were made homeless in 2017 through so-called ‘no-fault’ eviction. Most tenants are on assured tenancies of six or twelve months. Once this period is up, Section 21 […]