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Councils warn of signs of surge in homelessness following end of eviction ban as we head towards winter

|Date: 21 October, 2021

Councils warn of signs of surge in homelessness following end of eviction ban as we head towards winter

On the opening day of their Annual Conference, the District Councils Network are warning of a surge in ho ...

On the opening day of their Annual Conference, the District Councils Network are warning of a surge in homelessness and a rise in families needing help with the cost of living since the ban on evictio ...

21 October, 2021
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Thousands of children stuck in temporary accommodation during lockdown

|Date: 13 January, 2021

Thousands of children stuck in temporary accommodation during lockdown

Around 450 primary schools’ worth of homeless children are spending lockdown in temporary accommodation a ...

Around 450 primary schools’ worth of homeless children are spending lockdown in temporary accommodation amid a chronic shortage of affordable housing, the Local Government Association warns. Latest fi ...

13 January, 2021
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New measures to level up England’s cities and provide new homes

|Date: 17 December, 2020

New measures to level up England’s cities and provide new homes

New measures to level up England’s cities, recover from the pandemic and help provide much-needed new hom ...

New measures to level up England’s cities, recover from the pandemic and help provide much-needed new homes have been set out by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. Following a consultation launched in ...

17 December, 2020
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MHCLG should ditch false promises instead of serially ditching housing policies

|Date: 10 December, 2020

MHCLG should ditch false promises instead of serially ditching housing policies

In a report published on Wednesday 10th December the Public Accounts Committee condemns as “deplorable” t ...

In a report published on Wednesday 10th December the Public Accounts Committee condemns as “deplorable” the “cycle of policy invention, abandonment and reinvention, stringing expectant young people al ...

10 December, 2020
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Sector responds to the new Social Housing White Paper

|Date: 17 November, 2020

Sector responds to the new Social Housing White Paper

LABM garners opinion from across the sector to the new Social Housing White Paper — The Charter for Socia ...

LABM garners opinion from across the sector to the new Social Housing White Paper — The Charter for Social Housing Residents. Housing associations and councils have worked hard over the years to tackl ...

17 November, 2020
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New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

|Date: 15 September, 2020

New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas wil ...

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas will lead to London and the south seeing a housing boom while swathes of the north will see fewer ...

15 September, 2020
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Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

|Date: 1 July, 2020

Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcom ...

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcomed, however LGA says planning powers must remain at a local level and that 'we have a once-in-a ...

1 July, 2020
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£105m to keep rough sleepers safe during pandemic

|Date: 24 June, 2020

£105m to keep rough sleepers safe during pandemic

Interim housing for thousands of rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic is to be provid ...

Interim housing for thousands of rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic is to be provided, ministers have announced. The additional £105m will be used to support rough sleepers and t ...

24 June, 2020
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Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodati ...

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodation by the end of the week. On Thursday local authority leaders across the country received a le ...

27 March, 2020
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Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

|Date: 13 September, 2019

Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every ...

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year to boost mental and physical health of older people. The NHS could be overwhelmed by near ...

13 September, 2019
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