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This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
Housing crisis

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once

The Royal Institute of British Architects said a new model to build ‘the next generation of social homes’ on publicly owned land could deliver over 20,000 new homes in the next decade – and pay for itself

‘This will only intensify’: Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves
Heatwave

‘This will only intensify’: Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves

The Centre for Ageing Better has warned that the country must not accept ‘loss of life as inevitable’

Home insulation stalled last year during ‘slam dunk fail’ Green Homes Grant scheme
Energy crisis

Home insulation stalled last year during ‘slam dunk fail’ Green Homes Grant scheme

The “botched” £1.5bn scheme was wound down last year and experts say the government is “failing to do anything meaningful” to tackle soaring energy costs after figures showed poor energy efficiency across England’s homes.

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