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photo of different estate agents’ ‘to rent’ signs outside a terraced house in London

Reforming the private rental sector

by The Editorial Team

Delays to legislation ‘exacerbating homelessness’.

Categories parliament Tags homelessness
A homeless man sat facing Embankment bridge.

High homeless rates among Afghans

by The Editorial Team

More than a fifth (22 per cent) of Afghans who had been living in bridging hotels in England and Wales have presented to councils as homeless, an LGA survey has found.

Categories news Tags homelessness
A protest placard that says refugees welcome here.

Funding for resettling new arrivals

by The Editorial Team

The Government has launched a second round of funding for councils to help resettle new arrivals to the UK and reduce the risk of homelessness.

Categories news Tags homelessness, housing
A homeless man on the street with two dogs

Preventing homelessness

by Jenny Coombs

Local interventions are effective, both for people and the public purse.

Categories features Tags homelessness
Graphic of hand holding house and lifting roof off with other hand

Housing solutions

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has given evidence to parliamentarians on homelessness.

Categories parliament Tags homelessness

‘Perfect storm’ for homelessness services

by The Editorial Team

Some councils are ‘still not getting it right’ when it comes to preventing people from becoming homeless, according to a report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Categories news Tags homelessness, housing

Collaborating to support homeless veterans

by The Editorial Team

Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) is a partnership of 24 housing providers working together to make a positive difference to people and communities across our city region. 

Categories comment Tags homelessness

Homeless Ukrainian numbers rising

by The Editorial Team

The number of Ukrainian new arrivals presenting to their councils as homeless is continuing to rise, with the latest government figures showing 670 households in temporary accommodation nationwide.

Categories news Tags homelessness
people sleeping on the streets covering themselves with cardboards

£2bn of funding for rough sleeping strategy

by The Editorial Team

The Government has promised to deploy all tools at its disposal alongside £2 billion of funding to prevent more people finding themselves without a safe roof over their heads.

Categories news Tags homelessness

Private tenants face rise in homelessness

by The Editorial Team

More than 4,000 households living in the private sector were threatened with homelessness between July and September last year – an increase of almost 60 per cent from the same quarter the previous year.

Categories news Tags homelessness, housing
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