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Embassy Village plans submitted as charity gears up to tackle post-lockdown homelessness

|Date: 18 May, 2021

Embassy Village plans submitted as charity gears up to tackle post-lockdown homelessness

A pioneering initiative to create a new community and help the city’s homeless and vulnerable men get bac ...

A pioneering initiative to create a new community and help the city’s homeless and vulnerable men get back on their feet has taken a big step forward with plans submitted to Manchester City Council. M ...

18 May, 2021
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Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

|Date: 14 January, 2021

Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that through its 'Everyone In' campaign, the Ministry of Communit ...

The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that through its 'Everyone In' campaign, the Ministry of Communities, Housing and Local Government swiftly provided emergency housing for rough sleepers during ...

14 January, 2021
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Thousands of children stuck in temporary accommodation during lockdown

|Date: 13 January, 2021

Thousands of children stuck in temporary accommodation during lockdown

Around 450 primary schools’ worth of homeless children are spending lockdown in temporary accommodation a ...

Around 450 primary schools’ worth of homeless children are spending lockdown in temporary accommodation amid a chronic shortage of affordable housing, the Local Government Association warns. Latest fi ...

13 January, 2021
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VIVID and Two Saints reflect on first year of partnership tackling homelessness

|Date: 5 January, 2021

VIVID and Two Saints reflect on first year of partnership tackling homelessness

Housing association VIVID, and homeless support provider, Two Saints, are reflecting on a fantastic year ...

Housing association VIVID, and homeless support provider, Two Saints, are reflecting on a fantastic year of partnership. The two organisations came together with an aim to strengthen vital support ser ...

5 January, 2021
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Scottish Government Homelessness Prevention Fund projects announced

|Date: 24 November, 2020

Scottish Government Homelessness Prevention Fund projects announced

Eleven housing association projects have received funding from the Scottish Government’s £1.5m Homelessne ...

Eleven housing association projects have received funding from the Scottish Government’s £1.5m Homelessness Prevention Fund (1). The fund supports projects that contribute to reducing child poverty an ...

24 November, 2020
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New temporary accommodation for homeless opens its doors

|Date: 29 April, 2020

New temporary accommodation for homeless opens its doors

An exciting new development of 57 apartments in York is now being furnished ready to give homeless househ ...

An exciting new development of 57 apartments in York is now being furnished ready to give homeless households additional high-quality accommodation and support, to help them transition from becoming h ...

29 April, 2020
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Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodati ...

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodation by the end of the week. On Thursday local authority leaders across the country received a le ...

27 March, 2020
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Emergency Fund helps Ashford provide settled accommodation for rough sleepers

|Date: 25 March, 2020

Emergency Fund helps Ashford provide settled accommodation for rough sleepers

Ashford Borough Council has wasted no time in using new government funds to support rough sleepers during ...

Ashford Borough Council has wasted no time in using new government funds to support rough sleepers during the coronavirus outbreak. Last week the Government revealed it was making £3.2m of emergency f ...

25 March, 2020
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Rough sleeping in York falls from nine to seven people in 2019

|Date: 19 December, 2019

Rough sleeping in York falls from nine to seven people in 2019

After another year of preventative action and tailored support to people sleeping rough in York, more peo ...

After another year of preventative action and tailored support to people sleeping rough in York, more people have been helped into safer more stable accommodation. The official, annual rough sleeper c ...

19 December, 2019
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Ashford Borough Council unveils £1m homeless initiative

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Ashford Borough Council unveils £1m homeless initiative

£1m homeless initiative by Ashford Borough Council follows blueprint of groundbreaking Christchurch House ...

£1m homeless initiative by Ashford Borough Council follows blueprint of groundbreaking Christchurch House scheme. Five years after Ashford Borough Council launched an innovative project that has succe ...

10 July, 2019
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