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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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Manchester and Salford mayors launch £3.7m housing scheme to help tackle homelessness

|Date: 11 June, 2019

Manchester and Salford mayors launch £3.7m housing scheme to help tackle homelessness

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett have launched a new £3.7m housi ...

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett have launched a new £3.7m housing development to prevent homelessness. The pair cut the first sod at the new scheme in Salford ...

11 June, 2019
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Modular housing manufacturer unveiled for London’s innovative homelessness scheme

|Date: 1 May, 2019

Modular housing manufacturer unveiled for London’s innovative homelessness scheme

A not-for-profit company set up by a group of London boroughs to provide high-quality accommodation for h ...

A not-for-profit company set up by a group of London boroughs to provide high-quality accommodation for homeless Londoners has unveiled the manufacturer chosen to supply modular housing for the scheme ...

1 May, 2019
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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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Joint bid gains £200,000 grant to tackle rough sleeping

|Date: 4 April, 2019

Joint bid gains £200,000 grant to tackle rough sleeping

Dacorum Borough Council and St Albans City and District Council have secured a £150,000 share of the Gove ...

Dacorum Borough Council and St Albans City and District Council have secured a £150,000 share of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative Fund for 2019-2020. Dacorum has also been granted £50,000 to ...

4 April, 2019
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