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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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Grand Union’s Chief Executive sleeps rough for charity

|Date: 12 November, 2019

Grand Union’s Chief Executive sleeps rough for charity

Aileen Evans, Chief Executive of local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group, took part in the CEO S ...

Aileen Evans, Chief Executive of local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group, took part in the CEO Sleepout at Stadium MK on Thursday 7th November to raise money for charities that support rough ...

12 November, 2019
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Extra funding for faster rough sleeper support

|Date: 14 October, 2019

Extra funding for faster rough sleeper support

Nearly £400,000 extra funding has been secured by City of York Council to target rough sleeping and help ...

Nearly £400,000 extra funding has been secured by City of York Council to target rough sleeping and help more people off the streets into accommodation and support. £253,000 has been awarded for 2019/ ...

14 October, 2019
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Housing scheme to address homelessness in Greater Manchester

|Date: 10 October, 2019

Housing scheme to address homelessness in Greater Manchester

The second phase of a £3.7m housing development to prevent homelessness gets underway on World Homeless D ...

The second phase of a £3.7m housing development to prevent homelessness gets underway on World Homeless Day. ForHousing's development features 15 one-bedroom apartments in Somerset Road, Eccles, built ...

10 October, 2019
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LGA responds to ONS figures on the number of deaths of homeless people

|Date: 1 October, 2019

LGA responds to ONS figures on the number of deaths of homeless people

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, there has been a record annual incr ...

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, there has been a record annual increase in the numbers of homeless deaths in England and Wales — an estimated 726 people died in 2 ...

1 October, 2019
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Tackling the crisis of family homelessness in England

|Date: 21 August, 2019

Tackling the crisis of family homelessness in England

Children’s Commissioner releases report on the plight of homeless children, entitled Bleak Houses, which ...

Children’s Commissioner releases report on the plight of homeless children, entitled Bleak Houses, which addresses the need to tackle the crisis of family homelessness in England. The report highlight ...

21 August, 2019
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Enfield tackles the national housing crisis with bold plans

|Date: 30 July, 2019

Enfield tackles the national housing crisis with bold plans

To address the issues of housing supply, equality and to end homelessness in the borough, Enfield Council ...

To address the issues of housing supply, equality and to end homelessness in the borough, Enfield Council is planning bold action through two major strategies, starting with a public consultation. The ...

30 July, 2019
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More than 300 children face becoming homeless this summer

|Date: 22 July, 2019

More than 300 children face becoming homeless this summer

More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the h ...

More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the housing crisis, the equivalent to a primary school’s worth of children, council leaders warn. Th ...

22 July, 2019
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Nottingham City Council to buy more homes to meet housing need

|Date: 8 July, 2019

Nottingham City Council to buy more homes to meet housing need

Nottingham City Council has approved plans to buy back more than 250 former council houses. The four-year ...

Nottingham City Council has approved plans to buy back more than 250 former council houses. The four-year scheme — approved at the Council’s Executive Board meeting in June — will involve more than 30 ...

8 July, 2019
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‘Support needs’ are a mandate for further investment

|Date: 1 July, 2019

‘Support needs’ are a mandate for further investment

Publication of the latest ‘Homelessness in Scotland’ statistics show that almost half of all households a ...

Publication of the latest ‘Homelessness in Scotland’ statistics show that almost half of all households assessed as homeless have one or more support needs. Representing over 14,500 households, around ...

1 July, 2019
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