Shelter blog archive

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

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19 Aug 2022

“No one is turned away“ – our Admin Volunteer speaks about how being homeless made him want to volunteer
18 Aug 2022

End Income Discrimination: Live blog
12 Aug 2022

Will our next prime minister end the housing emergency?
29 Jul 2022

MPs call for boost to housing benefit to help renters through the cost of living crisis
11 Jul 2022

What makes a home
30 Jun 2022

‘Volunteering at Shelter helps me to feel useful.’
27 Jun 2022

Content operations: the hidden superpower of digital delivery
24 Jun 2022

One (huge) step closer to ending income discrimination
21 Jun 2022

Tenants – knowing what’s wrong shows us how to fix it
17 Jun 2022

Rental reform is coming — and it’s good news all round
16 Jun 2022

How the Housing Action Academy reinvigorated my passion for better housing
15 Jun 2022

‘You’ve always got to keep in the back of your mind why you’re doing it’ – our Retail Volunteer on why it’s important to give back.
10 Jun 2022

Grenfell five years on: time to remember, time to deliver
9 Jun 2022

Renters facing income discrimination are locked out and let down. It’s time for government to take action.
8 Jun 2022

It’s the ‘hope’ that kills social housing
7 Jun 2022

‘I love my role. I love the contribution it makes to people’s lives.’
3 Jun 2022

‘The Law is always going to treat everyone the same’
1 Jun 2022

‘You go to bed knowing you’ve made a difference.’
31 May 2022

Cost of living boost is welcome – but housing benefit must be made fit for purpose
23 May 2022

Amended homelessness regulations remove hard-won rights