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Shelter legal win protects disability benefits for people moving home
An important ruling at the Upper Tribunal held that people with severe disabilities should not face losing benefits just because they move from one type…
International Women’s Day 2024: vote so women can have homes
With a general election looming, political parties must show they’re serious about tackling the growing housing emergency to win crucial votes. Especially from women whose…
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General Election 2019: why we can't let MPs forget housing
In the last year in England alone, a household became homeless every four minutes. In that same year, 692 rough sleepers died, again in England alone. That’s an increase of 22% on the previous year. Hundreds of people are dying on our streets, thousands are homeless and millions are at risk of losing their homes: this is the UK’s housing emergency. It must not slip off the agenda during this general election.
Earlier this month, the Queen’s Speech introduced her … Read more
Rising homelessness and struggling families: something has got to give
In our last post, the challenges that private renters in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) face in finding an
An end to no-fault evictions – what's next?
Over six months ago, the government promised to make renting fairer for everyone – they committed to scrapping section 21,