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Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Homelessness

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’
Rent

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’

‘When nearly half of people are so financially fragile that they are living in fear of a £100 bill, something has gone very wrong’

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

In the five years since Covid saw thousands of people taken off the streets, rough sleeping has soared. Was the Everyone In scheme a success or one of the greatest missed opportunities of the last decade?

Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Housing benefit

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
Housing benefits

Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

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DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
Homelessness

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
Housing crisis

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
Nick Redmore

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’
Homelesness

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’
Housing benefits

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
Joanna Elson

Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless

‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
Housing crisis

‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners