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Unscrupulous providers housing the vulnerable ‘making excessive profits in taxpayer-funded gold-rush’

Damning report comes after an investigation earlier this year by The Independent and openDemocracy revealed more than £132m paid in housing benefit since 2018 to rogue providers for exempt accommodation

The Independent UK

Vulnerable people in supported housing ‘victims of terrible crimes’, says report

Loopholes in legislation turning sector into ‘a licence to print money’ for unscrupulous providers in England

The Guardian - UK

Exempt housing system ‘a complete mess’ which fails vulnerable residents – MPs

People in need of support are being exploited, while providers make excessive profits by capitalising on loopholes, MPs said.

The Independent UK

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Flagship Bill ‘does little to reassure that levelling up is more than a slogan’

MPs have warned that councils need more funding for the levelling up agenda to be a success.

The Independent UK

'We should all feel a sense of shame': Heartbreak and anger after boy, 2, living in damp-ridden flat dies

Awaab Ishak was living in a Rochdale apartment block when he died

Manchester Evening News

Britain's 'ravaged' social care sector urgently needs funding before 2023, MPs warn

Commnons Committee chairman and Labour MP Clive Betts said the Government 'deserves credit' for attempting reform but that the Government has only 'come close' to rescuing social care, with a long way to go.

Daily Mirror

‘Ravaged’ social care sector needs more money before year is out – MPs

A cash injection and a long-term plan is needed to help the sector meet immediate cost pressures and become sustainable, LUHC committee said.

The Independent UK

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Social housing tenants living in homes ‘unfit for human habitation’, MPs warn

Cross-party group warns of increasingly ‘appalling’ conditions in England’s social housing stock

The Independent UK

Family's first holiday in years worth £11,000 under threat due to passport delays

Ben Harris-Shaw, of Sheffield, has spent years planning the holiday of a lifetime for his family and three children but their trip to Spain's Costa del Sol is now at risk

Daily Mirror

Tens of thousands face ‘devastation’ if government fails to tackle rogue housing providers, charity warns

Ministers urged to act to stop ‘eye-watering’ sums of public money going to unscrupulous providers

The Independent UK

Fears as Ukraine visa scheme leaves refugee children unaccounted for in the UK

Local authorities are unaware of where vulnerable refugee children head to post-arrival because they are 'with family', officials close to the scheme told MPs.

Daily Mirror

Woman whose skin grew too fast for her body dies aged just 32

Hannah Betts suffered her entire life from Harlequin ichthyosis - a rare condition which causes the body to grow more skin than it needs

Daily Mirror

'Inspirational' woman whose skin grew too fast for her body in rare condition tragically dies

Tributes have been paid to Hannah Betts who suffered from a very rare skin disease which only one in every 300,000 people suffer from.

Daily Record

Woman whose skin grew too fast for her body was an 'inspiration'

Tributes have been paid to Hannah Betts who was born with a one in 300,000 condition following her death at the age of 32

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The Guardian - UK

Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study

Fields in Trust charity finds about one in 24 people in Britain live 10 minutes walk from nearest park

The Independent UK

‘Unacceptable that Ukrainians cannot switch between visa schemes after arrival’

Refugees arriving in the UK under the family visa scheme with nowhere to live should not have to register as homeless, the Government has been told.

Daily Mirror

4 holes in the £150 discount off council tax - see if you'll fall through cracks

Millions of households in bands A to D will get a one-off £150 discount on their council tax from April under Rishi Sunak's plan to ease the impact of soaring energy bills

The Independent UK

Ukraine visa scheme flaws could lead to ‘homelessness crisis’, warns Labour

MPs call on minister to issue urgent guidance to councils after figures show 150 Ukrainian families homeless

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The Independent UK

Uncertainty remains over Ukrainian sponsorship scheme as minister fails to answer questions

Refugees minister says he can provide no guarantee that Ukrainians won’t be placed in hotels

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