The new chair of the Homes England board is offered a ‘remuneration package’ worth £95,000 a year – for a time commitment of two days a week. A letter from Melanie Dawes, permanent secretary to Clive Betts, chair of the Commons HCLG committee, confirms the £95,000 was benchmarked against similar roles, reports 24Housing. The letter […]

A group of homeless people protesting what they claim is a lack of housing and available help have now moved on to their third building occupation. The Chester group began by occupying council-owned building, Hamilton House, in the city centre on September 30. Up to 30 rough sleepers managed to barricade themselves inside until District […]

A group of homeless protesters have stormed a council-owned building in Chester and barricaded themselves inside. The 20-strong group of rough sleepers, accompanied by a dog, took over the upper floors of Hamilton House in the city centre, claiming squatters’ rights and reportedly changing the locks once inside. The activists said the heavy rain left […]

More than 32,000 homeless families in England and Wales have been abandoned by councils since 2015 because they missed at least one step in a rigid process for getting help. Leading campaigners worry vulnerable homeless people – including those with mental health problems – are being left on the streets because of things as minor […]

Drug poisoning has contributed to the biggest rise in deaths of homeless people in England and Wales since records began. About 726 homeless people died in 2018, a rise of 22% in one year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Deaths from drugs have more than doubled in the six years the ONS has been […]