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homeless people

July 16, 2020

Ombudsman highlights where councils in England can improve services to homeless people

In a new report, the Ombudsman examines the lessons that councils can learn from cases it investigated under the Homelessness Reduction Act, introduced in 2018.
October 2, 2019

Shelter and councils respond to rise in deaths of homeless people

In 2018, an estimated 726 homeless people died in England and Wales, with an average age of 45 for men and 43 for women.
January 4, 2019

Austerity, artificial scarcity, and the 'migrant crisis'

A banker, a worker, and a migrant sit at a table, on which there are a dozen biscuits.
December 20, 2018

Government faces urgent question as homeless deaths top 500 in 2018

Melanie Onn, the Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government has asked an urgent question in Parliament on statistics relating to the deaths of homeless people.
December 19, 2018

Better access to postal service key to ending homelessness 'catch-22'

Giving homeless people a fixed address would enable them to access benefits and other public services.
October 23, 2018

Liberty to take Legal Aid Agency to court

The Agency’s position makes it almost impossible for homeless people to enforce their basic human rights.
October 2, 2018

Council urged to scrap plans to criminalise poverty and acts of kindness

The proposed measures would make it almost impossible for homeless people to avoid breaking the law.
December 5, 2014

A night shelter... and violence against the poor

So this is where I am today, Friday morning, having spent the night at the Hackney Autumn Night Shelter. My fellow overnight volunteer and I divide the hours into two shifts.
January 9, 2013

Concern over threat of homelessness in Wales

Over a quarter of people in Wales fear the struggle to keep a roof over their heads in the shadow of austerity, housing charity Shelter Cymru says.
December 17, 2012

Bishop will sleep in a stable to raise money for homelessness projects

This week the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln will be spending a cold winter’s night in a stable to raise money for those without a roof over their head.