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Scottish Government affordable rented housebuilding programme in ‘absolute freefall’ amid ‘national housing emergency’

|Date: 4 April, 2024

Scottish Government affordable rented housebuilding programme in ‘absolute freefall’ amid ‘national housing emergency’

SFHA say government’s affordable homes target ‘all but over’ as number of homes being built by housing as ...

SFHA say government’s affordable homes target ‘all but over’ as number of homes being built by housing associations plummet to 35-year low. The Scottish Government’s programme for building affordable ...

4 April, 2024
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Tenants move into new Woolwich council homes

|Date: 19 March, 2024

Tenants move into new Woolwich council homes

Delighted tenants have moved into a new development of 33 council homes in Woolwich. The one-, two- and t ...

Delighted tenants have moved into a new development of 33 council homes in Woolwich. The one-, two- and three-bedroom flats and houses were bought by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to provide long-ter ...

19 March, 2024
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£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
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Stef & Philips launches crucial foundation to support individuals and families living in temporary and emergency accommodation

|Date: 13 December, 2023

Stef & Philips launches crucial foundation to support individuals and families living in temporary and emergency accommodation

Stef & Philips, a leader in specialist accommodation services, has launched the Stef & Philips Fo ...

Stef & Philips, a leader in specialist accommodation services, has launched the Stef & Philips Foundation — a charitable initiative dedicated to supporting families and individuals in temporar ...

13 December, 2023
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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
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Homelessness is ‘an emergency situation needing an emergency response’ – London Councils responds to Crisis report

|Date: 25 August, 2023

Homelessness is ‘an emergency situation needing an emergency response’ – London Councils responds to Crisis report

London Councils has responded to new research from the charity Crisis revealing that nearly a quarter of ...

London Councils has responded to new research from the charity Crisis revealing that nearly a quarter of a million households across England are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness, including ...

25 August, 2023
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EDAROTH white paper shows true potential for slashing social housing waiting lists — by building on brownfield sites

|Date: 10 August, 2023

EDAROTH white paper shows true potential for slashing social housing waiting lists — by building on brownfield sites

EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has laid bare the extent of the current UK housing crisis i ...

EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has laid bare the extent of the current UK housing crisis in its latest white paper — New Approach, Better Homes, Brighter Future. The report demonstrates ...

10 August, 2023
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One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

|Date: 3 August, 2023

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to ne ...

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to new research from London Councils [1]. Based on its latest survey of boroughs’ homelessness data, ...

3 August, 2023
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Planning policy still falls short of enabling many more affordable homes to be built

|Date: 28 July, 2023

Planning policy still falls short of enabling many more affordable homes to be built

Tristan Samuels, Group Development and New Business Director at VIVID, responds to the Government’s annou ...

Tristan Samuels, Group Development and New Business Director at VIVID, responds to the Government’s announcement concerning changes to the planning rules to create more homes in city centres. We suppo ...

28 July, 2023
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Official homelessness statistics hit new record high

|Date: 27 July, 2023

Official homelessness statistics hit new record high

The latest official homelessness statistics show the highest number of households living in temporary acc ...

The latest official homelessness statistics show the highest number of households living in temporary accommodation since records began. John Glenton, Executive Director of Riverside Care and Support, ...

27 July, 2023
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