The growing crisis in rural homelessness
More than 23,000 children are now growing up in temporary accommodation across England’s counties – enough to fill an average market town.
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Prevention before crisis
In 2023, Edinburgh declared a housing emergency in response to rising homelessness, a growing reliance on temporary accommodation and a chronic shortage of affordable homes.
Prevention ‘at the heart of ending homelessness’
How councils and their partners can shift from reactive crisis management to long-term homelessness prevention is a key question for local government.
Crisis support for the vulnerable
For the first time, local councils can finally plan long-term crisis support to help vulnerable people in their communities, with the introduction of the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) in England.
New strategy ‘to end homelessness’
The UK Government has published its long-awaited National Plan to End Homelessness, setting out a long-term, cross-government strategy to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in England.
Early support to get ahead of homelessness
Like many councils across the UK, Chelmsford City Council faces rising homelessness and not enough social and affordable housing.
Record number of children in temporary accommodation
More than 164,000 children in England are currently living in temporary accommodation – the highest figure on record.
‘Unsustainable’ pressure from homelessness
Record homelessness levels are placing unsustainable pressure on local authorities, the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee has warned.
Call to review temporary accommodation subsidy
Government subsidies towards councils’ temporary accommodation costs – currently stuck at 2011 levels – need to be “urgently addressed” in the face of rising homelessness, the LGA has warned.