Local Housing Allowance
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Rents have increased by £210 a month on average since local housing allowance rates were last unfrozen. Will Rachel Reeves raise rates at the autumn budget to help low-income renters?
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
New housing secretary Steve Reed’s immediate task needs to be concerted action on homelessness, writes St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity CEO Duncan Shrubsole after 80% of frontline staff said they expect the situation will only get worse
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
The number of households with children in temporary accommodation has continued to surge to record-highs as homelessness charities urge Labour to boost housing benefit to help families afford sky-high rents
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
