Exclusive: Homelessness minister’s council failing to provide safe sleep advice to homeless families
Over half the cabinet represent constituencies where councils do not provide safe sleep advice
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How homeless children die
The number of under-18s dying while in temporary accommodation is rising. This is a political choice
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Why are more people dying homeless?
More social housing and changes to policy and practice could save lives
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The shame of Britain’s hidden homeless
I grew up without a stable home. The thousands of families living like that today deserve better from a Labour…
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How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The UK’s housing sector is broken, with millions of people now spending at least half their monthly income on rent.
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Daniel Defoe in the Potteries
Also this week: my experience of homelessness, and why I’m running the London Marathon.
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Seyi Obakin Q&A: “I yearn for a government that will end homelessness”
The charity leader on great team spirit, investigative shows and optimism.
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What are the key questions Labour needs to answer in 2024?
As we head into an election year, Keir Starmer still has to win over the electorate on a plethora of…
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The Policy Ask with Emma Revie: “The national housing crisis is driving food bank need”
The chief executive of the Trussell Trust on the effects of the pandemic, social security and the shortage of homes.
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The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: “Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea”
The CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
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Why are more homeless people dying?
New figures show that the number of people dying while homeless rose 20 per cent in England and Wales in…
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Ending rough sleeping in England is an ambition undermined by policy failures
New data shows that homelessness is rising for the first time in years.
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Black people are almost four times as likely to experience homelessness as white people
A third of black people with experience of homelessness have faced discrimination from a social or private landlord.
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Homeless communities need help surviving heatwaves
People without homes are more likely to die due to the summer heat than the winter cold.
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How the end of the eviction ban has pushed thousands into homelessness
Between July and September 2021, 36,510 households became homeless following the end of the eviction ban in May.
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