Discretionary Housing Payments Archives

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

|Date: 15 November, 2023

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has ...

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has written to the Chancellor highlighting homelessness in the capital as an “emergency situation” ...

15 November, 2023
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One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

|Date: 3 August, 2023

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to ne ...

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to new research from London Councils [1]. Based on its latest survey of boroughs’ homelessness data, ...

3 August, 2023
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Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

|Date: 12 May, 2023

Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

New homelessness data demonstrates the need for “emergency action” to tackle the worsening crisis, London ...

New homelessness data demonstrates the need for “emergency action” to tackle the worsening crisis, London Councils has said. The latest government statistics on homelessness in England (covering Octob ...

12 May, 2023
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Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis fr ...

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis from London Councils. The latest figures gathered by the cross-party group reveal worsening homel ...

15 March, 2023
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London boroughs fear impact of reduced funding for homelessness prevention

|Date: 25 March, 2022

London boroughs fear impact of reduced funding for homelessness prevention

Reduced government funding risks undermining homelessness prevention work in the capital, London boroughs ...

Reduced government funding risks undermining homelessness prevention work in the capital, London boroughs have warned amid growing cost of living pressures. While welcoming the Government’s success on ...

25 March, 2022
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