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Andy Burnham pledges 10,000 new council homes by 2028 in Greater Manchester as he unveils plans to tackle the housing crisis

|Date: 9 May, 2024

Andy Burnham pledges 10,000 new council homes by 2028 in Greater Manchester as he unveils plans to tackle the housing crisis

Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made tackling the housing crisis a top pr ...

Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made tackling the housing crisis a top priority for his third term, unveiling measures to increase the amount of social housing in the c ...

9 May, 2024
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Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are hel ...

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are helping to bring an end to entrenched rough sleeping — despite intense continued pressure on local ...

1 March, 2024
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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
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“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
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Mayor hails pioneering housing scheme that transformed homelessness response in Greater Manchester, as number of people on streets falls further

|Date: 25 July, 2022

Mayor hails pioneering housing scheme that transformed homelessness response in Greater Manchester, as number of people on streets falls further

A groundbreaking housing scheme piloted in Greater Manchester has provided homes for more than 300 people ...

A groundbreaking housing scheme piloted in Greater Manchester has provided homes for more than 300 people with experiences of homelessness, and helped to change the way partners work together across t ...

25 July, 2022
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Conference: Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’

|Date: 7 March, 2022

Conference: Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’

Taking place in person once again after two years online, the annual Housing First Conference on 31st Mar ...

Taking place in person once again after two years online, the annual Housing First Conference on 31st March will hear that Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’ in Scotland, which is also the title of the o ...

7 March, 2022
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Housing First Pathfinder Interim report published

|Date: 24 September, 2021

Housing First Pathfinder Interim report published

Housing First provision can be successfully scaled up in Scotland according to the country’s first evalua ...

Housing First provision can be successfully scaled up in Scotland according to the country’s first evaluation of Housing First, published this week by I-SPHERE at Heriot Watt University. The independe ...

24 September, 2021
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Scotland: Have your say on Housing First as consultation opens

|Date: 11 November, 2020

Scotland: Have your say on Housing First as consultation opens

A new, 90-page National Framework for Housing First in Scotland has opened for consultation. It is a ‘how ...

A new, 90-page National Framework for Housing First in Scotland has opened for consultation. It is a ‘how to and why’ professional guide, setting out what each partner brings, and what each will need ...

11 November, 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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Supplementary Guidance | Housing First Know-How

|Date: 4 July, 2019

Supplementary Guidance | Housing First Know-How

‘Homelessness is a problem with a solution and the solution is housing.’ This is a statement from the fir ...

‘Homelessness is a problem with a solution and the solution is housing.’ This is a statement from the first in the Housing First Know-How series that has been carefully prepared for, and in consultati ...

4 July, 2019
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Dagenham green: a landmark new neighbourhood for East London

Work begins on new prison at Gartree

Local partners celebrate the completion of new homes in Holmewood

Esh Construction completes £13m Springmoor Grange School

Construction milestone celebrated with MP visit to Woldgate school

79 new affordable homes under construction at former coach depot

Hightown opens new social housing development in St Albans

The road to Net Zero: how to decarbonise local authority buildings.

New affordable homes open at Brentford waterside

Construction gets underway for £9.5m leisure centre in Litchfield

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

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

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

“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

Mayor hails pioneering housing scheme that transformed homelessness response in Greater Manchester, as number of people on streets falls further

Mayor hails pioneering housing scheme that transformed homelessness response in Greater Manchester, as number of people on streets falls further

Conference: Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’

Conference: Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’

Scotland: Have your say on Housing First as consultation opens

Scotland: Have your say on Housing First as consultation opens

Special Report | Hightown’s homeless services

Special Report | Hightown’s homeless services