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Housing and homelessness strategic partnership formed in Scotland

|Date: 21 July, 2020

Housing and homelessness strategic partnership formed in Scotland

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Homeless Network Scotland (HNS) have announced ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Homeless Network Scotland (HNS) have announced they will be forming a strategic partnership, with the aim of strengthening the social housing ...

21 July, 2020
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Q&A | Kate Henderson, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation

|Date: 17 July, 2020

Q&A | Kate Henderson, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation

LABM speaks to Kate Henderson, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, about the Homes at the ...

LABM speaks to Kate Henderson, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, about the Homes at the Heart campaign and the role of social housing in the nation’s social and economic recovery. In ...

17 July, 2020
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Cambridge Investment Partnership completes new council homes at Anstey Way

|Date: 8 July, 2020

Cambridge Investment Partnership completes new council homes at Anstey Way

The Cambridge Investment Partnership has marked the completion of its first development of new council ho ...

The Cambridge Investment Partnership has marked the completion of its first development of new council homes and Housing First properties in Cambridge at Anstey Way with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Ans ...

8 July, 2020
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Help needed to tackle homelessness during crisis

|Date: 14 April, 2020

Help needed to tackle homelessness during crisis

Hotels, guest houses and landlords can offer support and help protect some of those most at risk during t ...

Hotels, guest houses and landlords can offer support and help protect some of those most at risk during the coronavirus crisis, Cherwell District Council says. The council is endeavouring to put roof ...

14 April, 2020
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£3.2m emergency support for rough sleepers during coronavirus outbreak

|Date: 18 March, 2020

£3.2m emergency support for rough sleepers during coronavirus outbreak

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announces £3.2m emergency funding to help rough sleepers to self-iso ...

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announces £3.2m emergency funding to help rough sleepers to self-isolate. Rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping will be supported by the funding if th ...

18 March, 2020
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Special Report | Hightown’s homeless services

|Date: 13 March, 2020

Special Report | Hightown’s homeless services

Hightown Housing Association recently opened seven newly refurbished flats for homeless people in St Alba ...

Hightown Housing Association recently opened seven newly refurbished flats for homeless people in St Albans. LABM caught up with them to find out about their range of homelessness services, new Housin ...

13 March, 2020
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Budget 2020 | Industry opinion

|Date: 12 March, 2020

Budget 2020 | Industry opinion

From a £1bn building safety fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings, to a £12 ...

From a £1bn building safety fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings, to a £12bn multi-year extension to the Affordable Housing Programme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget in ...

12 March, 2020
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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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Over two-thirds of council’s homelessness services pushed into the red

|Date: 29 January, 2020

Over two-thirds of council’s homelessness services pushed into the red

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation ...

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation to place families have plunged more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in Eng ...

29 January, 2020
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Progress made in tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford

|Date: 4 December, 2019

Progress made in tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford

Ashford Borough Council is spearheading a drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford, Ken ...

Ashford Borough Council is spearheading a drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Ashford, Kent. The council is currently redeveloping a new property, Christchurch Lodge, to provide short-t ...

4 December, 2019
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