Plans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic have been unveiled by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP. This commitment will be backed by £160 million this year and will support many of the thousands of rough sleepers currently housed in emergency accommodation to move on to more sustainable, long-term housing. By accelerating plans for the £381 million announced for […]
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Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is facing calls to resign after he admitted “unlawfully” signing off a 1,500-home development that saved a Tory Party donor millions of pounds. The £1bn project, on the former Westferry Printworks site on London’s Isle of Dogs, was approved in January by Jenrick, reports Huffington Post. But the housing secretary’s decision came […]
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 Leeming2020-06-03 13:03:382020-06-03 13:03:38Calls For Housing Secretary To Resign Over ‘Suspicious’ Deal
Councils have been urged to carry on helping rough sleepers into accommodation during the coronavirus outbreak after claims efforts and funding had “fizzled out”. The government’s homelessness adviser Dame Louise Casey told local authorities not to “discriminate” against people seeking shelter and safety amid the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Sky News. She called for work to […]
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The government has a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to tackle rough sleeping, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram. The two leaders – alongside other Labour mayors around the country – have made the unified call for government to honour its commitment to end […]
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Successful efforts to tackle rough sleeping during the Covid-19 pandemic risk being squandered if the Government fails to implement and fund a comprehensive exit strategy, say the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in it’s interim report on protecting rough sleepers and renters. The report calls for the Government to dedicate at least £100m per year […]
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Almost 65,000 households in the UK could be facing eviction and homelessness when the government’s eviction ban is lifted next month, according to a renters’ union. Many private tenants have been unable to pay rent and fallen into arrears at the hands of “unsympathetic” landlords during the coronavirus pandemic, reports Huffington Post. For some, the […]
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Government funding for an emergency scheme to keep England’s rough sleepers off the streets amid the coronavirus pandemic is to end. Councils were given £3.2m in March to provide emergency shelter for homeless people, with many housed in hotels, according to a report by the BBC. The Manchester Evening News said a leaked report showed ministers […]
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 Leeming2020-05-18 20:27:582020-05-18 20:27:58Where Next For Rough Sleepers?
A plan for new housing for the homeless in Wirral was given the green light despite the owners of a neighbouring nursery opposing it on the grounds of child safety. Work can begin on converting Abbeyfield House, a former care home on Prenton Road West, Prenton, into 15 self-contained flats after the council’s planning committee voted […]
A generous donor has stepped in and saved a struggling city centre homeless shelter from closure. The Cotton Street Project was on the brink of collapse due to coronavirus and the effect it has had fundraising and charity events, reports the Liverpool Echo. But a firm in Cheshire have now put the shelter back to steady […]
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A unique joint venture aimed at preventing homelessness and getting immediate help to potentially rough sleeping veterans has been launched by Transport for London and the charity Veterans Aid. Through a series of internal posters, transport staff are advised to ‘Approach, Engage and Advise’ individuals who are rough sleeping or appear prepared to bed down near transport […]
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 Leeming2020-05-11 17:52:362020-05-11 17:52:36Plan To Help Prevent Homelessness Comes On Track
Thousands Of New Homes To House Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingPlans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic have been unveiled by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP. This commitment will be backed by £160 million this year and will support many of the thousands of rough sleepers currently housed in emergency accommodation to move on to more sustainable, long-term housing. By accelerating plans for the £381 million announced for […]
Calls For Housing Secretary To Resign Over ‘Suspicious’ Deal
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHousing secretary Robert Jenrick is facing calls to resign after he admitted “unlawfully” signing off a 1,500-home development that saved a Tory Party donor millions of pounds. The £1bn project, on the former Westferry Printworks site on London’s Isle of Dogs, was approved in January by Jenrick, reports Huffington Post. But the housing secretary’s decision came […]
Carry On Helping Rough Sleepers After Lockdown
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCouncils have been urged to carry on helping rough sleepers into accommodation during the coronavirus outbreak after claims efforts and funding had “fizzled out”. The government’s homelessness adviser Dame Louise Casey told local authorities not to “discriminate” against people seeking shelter and safety amid the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Sky News. She called for work to […]
Tackling Rough Sleeping After Lockdown
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to tackle rough sleeping, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram. The two leaders – alongside other Labour mayors around the country – have made the unified call for government to honour its commitment to end […]
No Return To Rough Sleeping
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSuccessful efforts to tackle rough sleeping during the Covid-19 pandemic risk being squandered if the Government fails to implement and fund a comprehensive exit strategy, say the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in it’s interim report on protecting rough sleepers and renters. The report calls for the Government to dedicate at least £100m per year […]
Post-Pandemic Eviction Fears For Renters
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAlmost 65,000 households in the UK could be facing eviction and homelessness when the government’s eviction ban is lifted next month, according to a renters’ union. Many private tenants have been unable to pay rent and fallen into arrears at the hands of “unsympathetic” landlords during the coronavirus pandemic, reports Huffington Post. For some, the […]
Where Next For Rough Sleepers?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGovernment funding for an emergency scheme to keep England’s rough sleepers off the streets amid the coronavirus pandemic is to end. Councils were given £3.2m in March to provide emergency shelter for homeless people, with many housed in hotels, according to a report by the BBC. The Manchester Evening News said a leaked report showed ministers […]
New Wirral Housing Project Upsets Neighbours
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA plan for new housing for the homeless in Wirral was given the green light despite the owners of a neighbouring nursery opposing it on the grounds of child safety. Work can begin on converting Abbeyfield House, a former care home on Prenton Road West, Prenton, into 15 self-contained flats after the council’s planning committee voted […]
Liverpool Homeless Centre Saved From Closure
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA generous donor has stepped in and saved a struggling city centre homeless shelter from closure. The Cotton Street Project was on the brink of collapse due to coronavirus and the effect it has had fundraising and charity events, reports the Liverpool Echo. But a firm in Cheshire have now put the shelter back to steady […]
Plan To Help Prevent Homelessness Comes On Track
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA unique joint venture aimed at preventing homelessness and getting immediate help to potentially rough sleeping veterans has been launched by Transport for London and the charity Veterans Aid. Through a series of internal posters, transport staff are advised to ‘Approach, Engage and Advise’ individuals who are rough sleeping or appear prepared to bed down near transport […]