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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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Successful bid by Enfield Council to help vulnerable avoid homelessness

|Date: 1 April, 2019

Successful bid by Enfield Council to help vulnerable avoid homelessness

A £750,000 fund designed to help homeless people and those at risk of homelessness find a permanent place ...

A £750,000 fund designed to help homeless people and those at risk of homelessness find a permanent place to live has been awarded to Enfield Council. The Council will use the funding to help vulnerab ...

1 April, 2019
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GM Homes Partnership celebrates one-year anniversary by housing 250 rough sleepers

|Date: 18 February, 2019

GM Homes Partnership celebrates one-year anniversary by housing 250 rough sleepers

January marked 12 months since the GM Homes Partnership was created. Partners, participants and case work ...

January marked 12 months since the GM Homes Partnership was created. Partners, participants and case workers came together at the Royal Exchange Theatre to celebrate the first year of the programme an ...

18 February, 2019
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SFHA Comments on the Ending Homelessness Together High Level Action Plan

|Date: 27 November, 2018

SFHA Comments on the Ending Homelessness Together High Level Action Plan

SFHA’s Chief Executive Sally Thomas has welcomes the publication of the Ending Homelessness Together High ...

SFHA’s Chief Executive Sally Thomas has welcomes the publication of the Ending Homelessness Together High Level Action Plan by the Scottish Government. Describing it as “a historic opportunity” Sally ...

27 November, 2018
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UK’s first iKozie micro-home community given green light by Worcester City Council

|Date: 19 October, 2018

UK’s first iKozie micro-home community given green light by Worcester City Council

An innovative solution to the UK's housing crisis took a significant step forward after Worcester City Co ...

An innovative solution to the UK's housing crisis took a significant step forward after Worcester City Council approved the country's first iKozie micro-home community. City Councillors backed plans f ...

19 October, 2018
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London’s modular housing scheme for the homeless opens to tenders

|Date: 20 July, 2018

London’s modular housing scheme for the homeless opens to tenders

A not-for-profit company committed to tackling homelessness in London has issued an invitation to tender ...

A not-for-profit company committed to tackling homelessness in London has issued an invitation to tender for the design and manufacture of modular temporary accommodation. PLACE (Pan-London Accommodat ...

20 July, 2018
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£21m investment for rapid rehousing in Scotland

|Date: 29 June, 2018

£21m investment for rapid rehousing in Scotland

The Scottish Government’s has announced £21m investment to fund services and support to move towards rapi ...

The Scottish Government’s has announced £21m investment to fund services and support to move towards rapid rehousing. This funding is part of the £50m Ending Homelessness Together Fund along with a he ...

29 June, 2018
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Households in temporary accommodation rises by 60%

|Date: 23 May, 2018

Households in temporary accommodation rises by 60%

Figures released by the House of Commons in the 2018 report, Households in Temporary Accommodation (Engla ...

Figures released by the House of Commons in the 2018 report, Households in Temporary Accommodation (England), have revealed a 60% increase in the number of households in temporary accommodation in jus ...

23 May, 2018
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Conference looks at how housing associations can tackle homelessness

|Date: 4 May, 2018

Conference looks at how housing associations can tackle homelessness

On 30th April, Homes for Cathy held a conference to look at how housing associations can address the grow ...

On 30th April, Homes for Cathy held a conference to look at how housing associations can address the growing issue of homelessness. The conference was well attended, with representatives from the hous ...

4 May, 2018
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