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Rough sleeping will soar unless Labour fills £1bn shortfall, charities say

Exclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves told

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Rough sleepers have been urinated on and had bricks thrown at them, survey shows

Charity Crisis found 90% of people it spoke to had experienced some form of violence or abuse while on the streets.

Evening Standard

‘Huge sigh of relief’ for renters after housing allowance unfrozen

Changes on both benefits and housing allowance will come into effect from April 2024.

The Independent UK

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‘Action needed’ as no-fault eviction court proceedings hit seven-year high

Housing charities have repeated calls for a firm timetable on when Section 21 will be abolished.

The Independent UK

Employers urged to sign up to new pledge to help homeless in the workplace

Thames Water, Pret A Manger and Monzo are among the firms which helped draft the covenant.

The Independent UK

Government rough sleeping funding ‘nowhere near enough’, charities say

The £34.6 million support package is on top of the original allocation of up to £500 million over three years.

The Independent UK

Councils struggling to cope with rising levels of homelessness, says charity

Core homelessness includes people sleeping rough, sofa-surfing, and in unsuitable temporary accommodation, Crisis said.

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Cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage sees rough sleeping rise – charity

The latest statistics came just a day after the Prince of Wales announced the first of the flagship areas where he hopes to end homelessness.

The Independent UK

Prince William reunites with Big Issue seller as he launches plan to end homelessness

Prince William talked of his "excitement" at launching a five-year project with the aim of ending long-term homelessness in the UK and reunited with a Big Issue seller he sold copies alongside last year

Daily Mirror

Prince William launches 5-year project to end long-term homelessness in the UK

Prince William is launching a five-year project to end long-term homelessness in the United Kingdom

The Independent UK

Tyrone Mings describes ‘scary’ experience as he backs Prince William homelessness project

England footballer recalls childhood emergency housing as royal launches five-year UK scheme

The Guardian - UK

Prince William launches plan to end homelessness

He met Sabrina Cohen-Hatton who spent two years living on the streets of Newport and selling the Big Issue to make money ahead of the launch

Wales Online

Prince of Wales ‘excited’ to launch five-year project to end homelessness

‘I’m really excited to see what we can do together. The next five years there is a lot to do’

Evening Standard

Prince of Wales to tour UK and launch initiative aimed at ending homelessness

William is patron of the homelessness charities Centrepoint and The Passage

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The Independent UK

Prince of Wales to launch initiative aimed at ending homelessness

William is patron of the homelessness charities Centrepoint and The Passage.

The Independent UK

Charity boss praises Prince of Wales’ commitment to build social housing

William told The Sunday Times he will build the housing on the 130,000-acre property empire he now controls.

The Independent UK

Not-for-profit lettings agency will help ease ‘chronic lack’ of affordable homes

Lloyds Banking Group said fundraising will support Crisis to develop and launch a new not-for-profit lettings agency.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of homeless people arrested under archaic Vagrancy Act

Campaigners’ anger as 1,173 held despite ministers’ pledge to scrap legislation

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The Independent UK

Landlord repossessions almost doubled at end of 2022, charity says

Matt Downie of Crisis said the Government ‘cannot continue to look the other way’ as more people are forced into homelessness.

The Guardian - UK

What happened during Scotland’s rent freeze? Landlords fought back

For solutions to the housing crisis to work, they need to be permanent, says journalist Francisco Garcia

The Independent UK

Number of mortgage-holders getting into arrears rose in final months of 2022

There were fewer mortgage-holders in the most serious arrears bracket than in the previous quarter and fewer repossessions, according to UK Finance.

The Independent UK

What can I do to help homeless people in freezing conditions?

The harsh weather is a serious threat for anyone without shelter right now

The Independent UK

Experience of racial discrimination linked to elevated homelessness risk – study

The report found ‘overwhelming’ evidence that people from black and minoritised ethnic communities experience disproportionate levels of homelessness.

The Independent UK

Home repossessions skyrocket as cost of living crisis deepens

Repossessions increased compared with the previous quarter for both homeowner and buy-to-let mortgaged properties, figures show

The Guardian - UK

More ‘highly vulnerable’ asylum seekers found sleeping rough in central London

Latest group are among scores of people removed from Manston immigration centre in Kent by Home Office with no offer of shelter

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