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Crisis attributes rising homelessness to a shortage of social housing, housing benefits not covering private rents and a shortage of homeless prevention schemes for people leaving care. [5] Of the people experiencing homelessness who died in 2017, the average age was 44 for men and 42 for women.
The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England has hit its highest level since at least 1998, according to official data. This measure of homelessness in England has reached ...
The 2016 Homelessness Monitor report for England stated the bulk of the increase in statutory homelessness over the previous five years was attributable to sharply rising numbers of people made homeless from the private rented sector; as a proportion of all statutory homelessness acceptances loss of a private tenancy increased from 11 per cent ...
The charity blamed ‘extortionate private rents and a dire lack of genuinely affordable social homes’ for trapping more people in homelessness. At least 354,000 people homeless in England on ...
In 2023-24, 29 of the 33 London boroughs overspent their homelessness budgets by a collective total of £208 million. Boroughs are forecasting a £250 million overspend in 2024-25 despite an ...
The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced new measures to improve the standards, safety and operation of social housing. The bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 8 June 2022 and received royal assent on 20 July 2023.
The charity said that ‘with private rents and living costs continuing to soar’, thousands of people were at risk of losing their homes in 2023. At least 271,000 people homeless on any given ...
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces the launch of a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil in London free school meals during the 2023–24 academic year. [24] Junior doctors in England vote to strike in their ongoing dispute for a 26% pay rise, and will stage a 72-hour walkout.