homelessness Archives - Page 2 of 4

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

|Date: 28 February, 2024

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for home ...

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40% last year — reaching £90m a month. Skyrocketing rates of hom ...

28 February, 2024
Read more
Royal Greenwich signs the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping

|Date: 22 February, 2024

Royal Greenwich signs the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping

Council Leader, Cllr Anthony Okereke and Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing, Neighbourhoods an ...

Council Leader, Cllr Anthony Okereke and Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness have signed the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping on behalf of the Royal Boro ...

22 February, 2024
Read more
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
Read more
Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. T ...

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. The announcement was made at the council’s inaugural Housing Roundtable, which took place at Old ...

5 February, 2024
Read more
New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

|Date: 15 December, 2023

New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

Amid worsening homelessness pressures in the capital, London Councils has hailed the launch of the London ...

Amid worsening homelessness pressures in the capital, London Councils has hailed the launch of the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping. The Charter was created by a pan-London coalition working to en ...

15 December, 2023
Read more
Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
Read more
North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

|Date: 20 November, 2023

North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need t ...

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need to rapidly build more genuinely affordable homes across the region. A group of North East based ...

20 November, 2023
Read more
Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

|Date: 15 November, 2023

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has ...

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has written to the Chancellor highlighting homelessness in the capital as an “emergency situation” ...

15 November, 2023
Read more
“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
Read more
Eight new homes in Salford for people who might otherwise be sleeping rough

|Date: 8 September, 2023

Eight new homes in Salford for people who might otherwise be sleeping rough

Work to provide eight new homes for people who would otherwise be at risk of rough sleeping has been comp ...

Work to provide eight new homes for people who would otherwise be at risk of rough sleeping has been completed on Milton Avenue, in Irlam, Salford. The £1.2m development of eight one-bedroom flats has ...

8 September, 2023
Read more

123 4

New research reveals gaps in AI atrategy, skills, and data readiness of England’s housing associations

£155m social value generated by alliance of 22 housing associations

Eco school extension handed over at Bedford Academy

Ian Williams celebrates outstanding achievements at its Annual Qualification Celebration Lunch

Agreements to help meet the challenges and save money

McAvoy secures place on LHC’s £265m Modular Buildings (MB3) Framework

124 Extra Care apartments get green light from planners

Discover how Sutton is Aiming Higher

Partnerships milestone at the Manor, Sheffield

Over £30m to be invested in Bradford homes

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

Royal Greenwich signs the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping

Royal Greenwich signs the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping

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

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

New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

“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

“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