Liverpool Council’s plan to eradicate rough sleeping has taken a vital step forward after investment in temporary accommodation was approved. Cabinet members backed the latest step of an action plan to prevent rough sleepers taken in by the council during the coronavirus lockdown being forced back out on to the streets, reports the Liverpool Echo. […]
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Until now, private tenants have been protected from homelessness by a ban on evictions throughout the coronavirus crisis – but that all changes on August 23. Thousands of renters across the country are facing potential homelessness as the government’s eviction ban lifts in a matter of days, reports Huffington Post. As many people’s incomes plummeted at […]
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As lockdown was announced at the end of March, councils were required to make provision for those individuals who were sleeping on the streets of their cities. Swiftly, and impressively, rooms were found in empty hotels and hostels across the UK, with support organisations, many of them Homeless Link members, getting involved to help support […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2020-08-17 17:38:462020-08-17 17:38:46Housing The Everyone In Cohort
Sweeping reforms to the planning system could lead to social housing facing “extinction”, critics have warned. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said the biggest overhaul of planning policy in England in decades would protect green spaces while making it easier to build on brownfield sites. The government’s over-arching aim to curb the power of local politicians […]
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The government says evictions can resume from August 24 after ministers confirmed the ban in place during the coronavirus lockdown will not be extended. Local government minister Lord Greenhalgh quietly confirmed the news in an answer to a parliamentary question published online last week, reports Huffington Post. It comes amid widespread concern over the impact Covid-19 […]
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A window cleaner who converted his late brother’s fortune into gold coins to give to the homeless has been ordered to pay the money back to his family. Peter Ivory, 58, said it was brother Michael’s dying wish for him to give his estate, worth £414,000, away and argued that he had done the morally […]
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Forty charities are urging Boris Johnson to end the “patchy” help for homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic by passing an emergency law. Crisis, St Mungo’s and the Big Issue Foundation are among the groups who have drawn up a bill they say would truly deliver on the government’s “everyone in” campaign to accommodate all […]
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The manager of a local Papa John’s branch helped to feed homeless people in Merseyside with a kind-hearted gesture. Staff at Wirral’s Homeless CIC would like to thank Mike, who works at Papa John’s in Liscard, after he gave them 50% off all food for the homeless at their night shelter on Wednesday, reports the […]
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Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, a £266 million fund to enable local areas to continue to provide somewhere safe to stay for 15,000 people currently experiencing homelessness. The launch has been keenly anticipated since the announcements on 24 May and 24 June of the Government’s intention to fund interim […]
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Renters are being served eviction notices despite the government’s promise to protect people from a wave of homelessness resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Evictions have been banned since the start of lockdown, however landlords have continued to serve Section 21 notices throughout this period, reports HuffPost UK. The notices allow landlords to evict tenants without giving any […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2020-07-27 13:57:252020-07-27 13:57:25Private Landlords Hand Out Eviction Notices Despite Ban
Ending Rough Sleeping In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool Council’s plan to eradicate rough sleeping has taken a vital step forward after investment in temporary accommodation was approved. Cabinet members backed the latest step of an action plan to prevent rough sleepers taken in by the council during the coronavirus lockdown being forced back out on to the streets, reports the Liverpool Echo. […]
Post-Lockdown Evictions Crisis For Renters
/in News /by Jamie LeemingUntil now, private tenants have been protected from homelessness by a ban on evictions throughout the coronavirus crisis – but that all changes on August 23. Thousands of renters across the country are facing potential homelessness as the government’s eviction ban lifts in a matter of days, reports Huffington Post. As many people’s incomes plummeted at […]
Housing The Everyone In Cohort
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAs lockdown was announced at the end of March, councils were required to make provision for those individuals who were sleeping on the streets of their cities. Swiftly, and impressively, rooms were found in empty hotels and hostels across the UK, with support organisations, many of them Homeless Link members, getting involved to help support […]
Social Housing Under Threat
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSweeping reforms to the planning system could lead to social housing facing “extinction”, critics have warned. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said the biggest overhaul of planning policy in England in decades would protect green spaces while making it easier to build on brownfield sites. The government’s over-arching aim to curb the power of local politicians […]
Evictions Could ‘Treble Homelessness This Year’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government says evictions can resume from August 24 after ministers confirmed the ban in place during the coronavirus lockdown will not be extended. Local government minister Lord Greenhalgh quietly confirmed the news in an answer to a parliamentary question published online last week, reports Huffington Post. It comes amid widespread concern over the impact Covid-19 […]
Man Who Handed Out A Fortune To The Homeless Is Told To Pay It Back
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA window cleaner who converted his late brother’s fortune into gold coins to give to the homeless has been ordered to pay the money back to his family. Peter Ivory, 58, said it was brother Michael’s dying wish for him to give his estate, worth £414,000, away and argued that he had done the morally […]
No Return To Homelessness Say Charities
/in News /by Jamie LeemingForty charities are urging Boris Johnson to end the “patchy” help for homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic by passing an emergency law. Crisis, St Mungo’s and the Big Issue Foundation are among the groups who have drawn up a bill they say would truly deliver on the government’s “everyone in” campaign to accommodate all […]
Pizzas For The Homeless Of Birkenhead
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe manager of a local Papa John’s branch helped to feed homeless people in Merseyside with a kind-hearted gesture. Staff at Wirral’s Homeless CIC would like to thank Mike, who works at Papa John’s in Liscard, after he gave them 50% off all food for the homeless at their night shelter on Wednesday, reports the […]
Funding Announced For Continued Support Of The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHousing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, a £266 million fund to enable local areas to continue to provide somewhere safe to stay for 15,000 people currently experiencing homelessness. The launch has been keenly anticipated since the announcements on 24 May and 24 June of the Government’s intention to fund interim […]
Private Landlords Hand Out Eviction Notices Despite Ban
/in News /by Jamie LeemingRenters are being served eviction notices despite the government’s promise to protect people from a wave of homelessness resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Evictions have been banned since the start of lockdown, however landlords have continued to serve Section 21 notices throughout this period, reports HuffPost UK. The notices allow landlords to evict tenants without giving any […]