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Housing First a ‘no-brainer’ for government says homelessness membership charity

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Housing First a ‘no-brainer’ for government says homelessness membership charity

New research published by charity Homeless Link, proves that Housing First support can deliver huge impro ...

New research published by charity Homeless Link, proves that Housing First support can deliver huge improvements to people’s physical and mental health and their likelihood to re-offend, as well as en ...

5 February, 2024
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“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

|Date: 10 November, 2023

“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an in ...

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an increase in homelessness and rough sleeping, as national policy decisions put growing pressure on ...

10 November, 2023
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Number of rough sleepers in Southampton goes down as national figures also fall

|Date: 6 March, 2020

Number of rough sleepers in Southampton goes down as national figures also fall

The number of people sleeping rough in Southampton has approximately halved in the space of a year, accor ...

The number of people sleeping rough in Southampton has approximately halved in the space of a year, according to figures collected by Southampton City Council (SCC). Southampton’s annual autumn rough ...

6 March, 2020
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‘Local Authority Spending on Homelessness’ report highlights the significant barriers facing councils

|Date: 24 April, 2019

‘Local Authority Spending on Homelessness’ report highlights the significant barriers facing councils

Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1bn a ...

Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1bn a year funding gap, according to major new research commissioned by St Mungo’s and Homeless Link. ...

24 April, 2019
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