Local Housing Allowance
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
What is needed in 2026 to tackle homelessness in the UK? The end of the Vagrancy Act must inspire politicians to go beyond the symbolic gesture to fix the crisis, Museum of Homelessness’ Jess Turtle writes
Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
Keir Starmer promised a new cross-government homelessness strategy back in Labour’s 2024 general election. Almost 18 months later, it’s finally here
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
The Labour government has published a long-term strategy to tackle record-high homelessness across England. Here’s everything we know about it
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
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?
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

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

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
