Frank Field says the ongoing administrative failures of Universal Credit are biting into incomes already cut, frozen, sanctioned and capped to below basic living costs.
Short-term lets such as Airbnb could lead to displacement of long-term residents from their communities if left unregulated, the Chartered Institute of Housing says.
Welfare reforms are limiting local authorities’ ability to discharge their homelessness duty and could impede the Scottish Government’s rapid rehousing and Housing First agenda, says the Chartered Institute of Housing.
New powers to borrow and invest in housing look set to be used by the majority of councils but further reforms are needed to spark a genuine renaissance of social housing, a survey by the Local Government Association reveals.
States cannot put themselves forward as human rights leaders while leaving increasing numbers to live and die on their streets, says UN human rights expert.
Belgium must recognise the violence and injustice of its colonial past in order to tackle the root causes of present-day racism faced by people of African descent, says a group of UN human rights experts at the end of a visit to the country.