Shelter blog archive

A collection of content discussing housing policy, campiagns, research and activities between May 2012 and May 2024.

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15 May 2020

The way to save the housing market
14 May 2020

Three steps to avoid a post-lockdown homelessness crisis
11 May 2020

The benefit cap is undermining the government’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19)
6 May 2020

Renters are facing a cliff edge: government must act now
1 May 2020

On the frontline with Shelter services during coronavirus
23 Apr 2020

Humans of Lancashire: telling the stories of the people we help
21 Apr 2020

Living in lockdown: why home is more important than ever
17 Apr 2020

Campaigning during crisis: Helping those losing work and living in unstable housing
16 Apr 2020

‘No DSS, no children’: Anna’s DSS discrimination story
16 Apr 2020

How the government can avoid a rise in homelessness after COVID-19
15 Apr 2020

A year on from the promise to scrap section 21
3 Apr 2020

COVID-19: Government should now go further to help renters stay in their homes
2 Apr 2020

Specialised housing support for Aged Veterans in Merseyside
2 Apr 2020

How the National Homelessness Advice Service is helping housing professionals support those in need
26 Mar 2020

New LHA rates: what do they mean?
24 Mar 2020

Evictions to continue despite COVID-19 public health emergency
20 Mar 2020

Self-isolation? Try it as a homeless family living in one room
16 Mar 2020

Behind the scenes at Shelter’s helpline
16 Mar 2020

A foundation to build on
13 Mar 2020

First Homes: the new government policy which could make the housing emergency worse