Councils and charities have expressed concern that new government funding to support rough sleepers moving out of hotels will exclude thousands of homeless people because of their immigration status. The government announced £85m in new funding on Wednesday to provide interim support for about 15,000 vulnerable people who have been accommodated in hotels and other […]
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The COVID-19 Homelessness Response Fund is providing £6 million of emergency funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to 133 frontline homelessness charities whose finances have been directly affected by the Coronavirus. Homeless Link is distributing the funding, with the decisions of an independent grants panel announced on 7 June 2020. […]
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Thousands of homeless people put up in places like hotels and B&Bs due to coronavirus are still in emergency accommodation. Charities say there are just weeks to stop them returning to the streets as premises prepare to reopen, reports BBC news. Their research found three quarters of homeless people in 17 areas are still in […]
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More than 1,000 prisoners were released into homelessness at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales, figures show, prompting the government to increase funding for accommodation for prison leavers. Figures released to the Labour MP Lyn Brown show 840 men, 89 women and 85 young adults aged 18 to 24 were released […]
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The coronavirus crisis has seen extraordinary change in our city. The city centre was left deserted, acts of kindness from the community grew and millions stayed indoors to curb the spread of the virus. One of the most remarkable and hopeful changes was dozens of rough sleepers being offered accommodation as part of the Government’s […]
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The 2019 report ‘Support For People Experiencing Single Homelessness In England’ will act as an important benchmark as, since collecting the data, the sector has adapted to support the needs of people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. It will be crucial for us to capture the effects of the changes in the next Annual Review. […]
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Wales’ housing minister says she is “absolutely determined” homeless people will not have to go back on to the streets after the coronavirus pandemic. Councils are being asked to find permanent homes for hundreds of rough sleepers who moved into emergency accommodation during lockdown. Rooms in hotels, student accommodation and hostels were bought up at […]
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A Tory MP and minister for rough sleeping has been mocked for suggesting that local councils should try and get homeless people to move in with family and friends during the coronavirus crisis, reports the Liverpool Echo. The minister, Luke Hall, has written to all councils in England as pressure to find alternative accommodation for […]
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Thousands of homeless people who have been housed during the coronavirus pandemic could return to the streets by the end of June, a charity has warned. Since the lockdown began, more than 14,500 people who were on the streets or at risk of sleeping rough have been given emergency accommodation. But Crisis has warned contracts […]
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The government has extended its ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months, prolonging the breathing space for thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay the rent during lockdown. “Eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August and no one will be evicted from their […]
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New Funding For Rough Sleepers Only A ‘Sticking Plaster’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCouncils and charities have expressed concern that new government funding to support rough sleepers moving out of hotels will exclude thousands of homeless people because of their immigration status. The government announced £85m in new funding on Wednesday to provide interim support for about 15,000 vulnerable people who have been accommodated in hotels and other […]
Extra Funding To Help Homeless Charities During The Pandemic
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe COVID-19 Homelessness Response Fund is providing £6 million of emergency funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to 133 frontline homelessness charities whose finances have been directly affected by the Coronavirus. Homeless Link is distributing the funding, with the decisions of an independent grants panel announced on 7 June 2020. […]
What Will Happen To The Temporarily Housed Homeless?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThousands of homeless people put up in places like hotels and B&Bs due to coronavirus are still in emergency accommodation. Charities say there are just weeks to stop them returning to the streets as premises prepare to reopen, reports BBC news. Their research found three quarters of homeless people in 17 areas are still in […]
Prison Leavers At Risk Of Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than 1,000 prisoners were released into homelessness at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales, figures show, prompting the government to increase funding for accommodation for prison leavers. Figures released to the Labour MP Lyn Brown show 840 men, 89 women and 85 young adults aged 18 to 24 were released […]
Government Plans For The Homeless Of Liverpool ‘Not Enough’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe coronavirus crisis has seen extraordinary change in our city. The city centre was left deserted, acts of kindness from the community grew and millions stayed indoors to curb the spread of the virus. One of the most remarkable and hopeful changes was dozens of rough sleepers being offered accommodation as part of the Government’s […]
Homeless Link Annual Review
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe 2019 report ‘Support For People Experiencing Single Homelessness In England’ will act as an important benchmark as, since collecting the data, the sector has adapted to support the needs of people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. It will be crucial for us to capture the effects of the changes in the next Annual Review. […]
No Going Back To The Streets In Wales
/in News /by Jamie LeemingWales’ housing minister says she is “absolutely determined” homeless people will not have to go back on to the streets after the coronavirus pandemic. Councils are being asked to find permanent homes for hundreds of rough sleepers who moved into emergency accommodation during lockdown. Rooms in hotels, student accommodation and hostels were bought up at […]
Rough Sleepers Should Stay With Family And Friends
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA Tory MP and minister for rough sleeping has been mocked for suggesting that local councils should try and get homeless people to move in with family and friends during the coronavirus crisis, reports the Liverpool Echo. The minister, Luke Hall, has written to all councils in England as pressure to find alternative accommodation for […]
Will It Be Back To The Streets For Rough Sleepers?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThousands of homeless people who have been housed during the coronavirus pandemic could return to the streets by the end of June, a charity has warned. Since the lockdown began, more than 14,500 people who were on the streets or at risk of sleeping rough have been given emergency accommodation. But Crisis has warned contracts […]
Ban On Evictions Extended For Two Months
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has extended its ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months, prolonging the breathing space for thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay the rent during lockdown. “Eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August and no one will be evicted from their […]