How campaigners ended revenge evictions
Today marks a huge victory for housing campaigners. The Government has announced they will scrap section 21, ending ‘no fault’ evictions in England which have caused misery and hardship for …
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Derelict duty
Pillars of society: homelessness protesters pitch up in St Peter’s Square, Manchester. How collective will pushed back a decade of council neglect by Liam Mullany. Were you to listen to any …
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Homeless NHS patients released to streets is ‘the system failing people’
Thousands of homeless patients are being discharged right back onto the street, sparking fears that they are left to recover from major operations while rough sleeping. The data, obtained by …
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St Mungo’s builds strategy for homeless women on International Women’s Day
Homelessness charity St Mungo’s is creating more women-only shelter spaces and improving its services for female domestic abuse victims. On International Women’s Day, the charity is launching its three-year women’s …
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Pret A Manger is offering homeless people a home and a job
Many a sandwich and a cup of tea has been bought from one of their stores to give to rough sleepers but now Pret A Manger is offering more to …
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The Big Issue responds to government figures showing drop in rough sleeping
The number of people sleeping rough in England fell for the first time in eight years between 2017-18 – but experts across the homelessness sector, including The Big Issue, have …
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Sign on the dotted line? A new rental contract: Final report
The private rented sector has grown substantially over the past two decades. It is now home to 20 per cent of households (4.7 million). Many more people now expect to …
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The Foundational Economy
Privatisation, market choice, outsourcing: these are the watchwords that have shaped policy in numerous democratic states in the last generation. These were claimed to provide more efficient services so we …
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Sadiq Khan launches ‘rent control’ strategy to tackle London’s rent crisis
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will develop new rent control proposals for the capital to tackle spiraling private rent costs. Labour MP for Westminster North Karen Buck is to …
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Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low
The housing market is set to see its worst three-month period in two decades as forecasts suggest it will be driven down by Brexit uncertainty. This follows calls from homelessness …
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