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The chancellor must act: the housing benefit freeze is costing the country

Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice

6 November 2023by Deborah Garvie

Let’s be very clear. Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice. This is what the home secretary claimed on Saturday when apparently confirming a report that…

How insecure housing is impacting young cancer patients

3 November 2023by Guest blog

This is a guest blog from a Young Lives vs Cancer Social Worker. The charity recently signed an open letter with Shelter calling for unfair…

'Getting evicted, you get that sinking feeling': Dave's story

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Oct 12, 2023by Mark O'LoughlinHomelessness, volunteering

Hannah’s story: ‘it has been such a positive experience’

Hannah has been a volunteer for Shelter Scotland in Edinburgh since June 2023, usually for four hours a week, helping

Oct 3, 2023by Guest blogRenting

Why older renters need the Renters Reform Bill

Guest blog: Erika Chabén (Senior Policy Officer) and Morgan Vine (Head of Policy and Influencing) at Independent Age. Independent Age

Sep 14, 2023by Mary FoulkesHomelessness

Societe Generale, together with the SG UK Foundation, raise £1 million to support Shelter’s GROW (Getting Real Opportunities of Work) programme

Mary Foulkes, Shelter’s Director of Equity and Inclusion, reflects on the impact that funding from the Societe Generale (SG) partnership

Aug 22, 2023by Charlie BerryHomelessness, Renting

Take the #TryToRent Challenge

Up and down the country, private renters in receipt of housing benefit are locked out of finding a home due