Councils spend record £1bn on temporary accommodation
HOUSING

Councils spend record £1bn on temporary accommodation

By William Eichler | 30 August 2024

English councils spent a record £1bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households last year, analysis has revealed.

ASYLUM

Lifting the asylum limbo

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024

Martin Ford looks at the action the new Government is taking to get a grip on the asylum system, ...

HOMELESSNESS

Squaring the housing need circle

By Abdool Kara | 23 August 2024

Councils not planning to meet today’s housing need, let alone that of generations to come, are no...

HOMELESSNESS

United call following homelessness surge

By Martin Ford | 08 August 2024

The local government sector has united to call for urgent action following a surge in the number ...

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness: bold new AI-powered thinking is needed

By Alex Stephany | 29 July 2024

AI could be Starmer's secret weapon in solving homelessness and rethinking the welfare state, say...

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness pressures 'unsustainable'

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure’ due to record levels of homelessness, according ...

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness unit plans welcomed by charities

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024

Charities have welcomed reports that local government secretary Angela Rayner is planning to esta...

HOMELESSNESS

Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...

FINANCE

Avoiding the iceberg

By David Phillips | 18 June 2024

David Phillips suggests steps the next government and councils should take to alleviate the secto...

HOUSING

Modular housing: helping to solve the social housing crisis?

By Helen Bunch | 17 June 2024

Modular housing is not a silver bullet that will solve the housing crisis - but there is a strong...

FINANCE

Cash-strapped Slough BC faces going £11m over budget

By William Eichler | 13 June 2024

Slough BC’s leadership should take ‘immediate action’ as the council is at risk of going £11m ove...

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