Homelessness

By Heather Jameson | 23 January 2019

Housing should be seen as a key plank of the natural infrastructure, says housing charity Shelter...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Right to Buy can be the right way ahead

By Heather Jameson | 23 January 2019

In future, Right to Buy can only be the right thing to do if homes are replaced – otherwise it’s ...

WASTE

Recycling that makes a difference

By David Banks | 22 January 2019

Each Christmas Rushcliffe BC collects food and clothes for a local homeless charity - and the was...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG churn 'damaging institutional memory'

By Michael Burton | 16 January 2019

Whitehall is suffering from ‘collective amnesia’ due to high staff turnover that is wasting milli...

HOUSING

Councils 'ripped off' by £1bn bill for temporary housing

By Ann McGauran | 02 January 2019

Councils spent almost £1bn on temporary accommodation in 2017/18, according to analysis by homele...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Brokenshire lifts funding cap as homeless deaths rocket

By Dan Peters | 21 December 2018

Housing secretary James Brokenshire lifted the cap on the cold weather fund on the same day it wa...

Essex councils warn of problems with rehousing London's homeless

By William Eichler | 19 December 2018

Essex council leaders have written to London council leaders highlighting concerns over homeless ...

WHITEHALL

Brokenshire announces homelessness hubs

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2018

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced a network of 11 homelessness ‘hubs’ across ...

FINANCE

Use of temporary accommodation rockets

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018

The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...

HOUSING

What about that medium term financial strategy?

By Jill Penn | 28 November 2018

Any future funding settlement needs to recognise homelessness and problem prevention in some way,...

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