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Mothers of single parent families are particularly at risk of homelessness. According to Shelter one in 55 single parent families became homeless in 2017 to 2018 and 92% of the 26,610 cases were headed by a mother. [11] In 2023, the number of homeless people in England hit record levels, with 104,510 people in England in temporary accommodation ...
Shelter is a registered charity that campaigns for housing justice in England and Scotland. It gives advice, information, and advocacy to people and campaigns, and lobbies government and local authorities for new laws and policies.
Homeless shelter in London, 1866 Policy on homelessness is overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Homes and Communities Agency in England, [ 15 ] the Scottish Government Housing and Social Justice Directorate, [ 16 ] the Welsh Government , [ 17 ] and the Department for Communities and Northern Ireland Housing ...
One in 160 people were estimated to be homeless in England on a given night this year, new research from Shelter has suggested. The charity said its research into people living in temporary ...
According to Shelter’s analysis, in Newham, east London, there are 61 children - or one in nine - who are homeless in every primary school. In Birmingham, there is the equivalent of 15 children ...
Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, living in boarding houses with no security of tenure, [1] and people who leave their homes because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country.
In R (on the application of IA) v City of Westminster Council [2013] Westminster City Council were criticised for gatekeeping by HHJ Anthony Thornton QC. “Where, as in this case, it appears that the applicant is depressed, alone, unable readily to cope with day-to-day living tasks, unemployed and possibly unemployable, has no settled links with England or the English way of life and has ...
A total of 660 people sleep rough on any given night across Kent, Sussex and Surrey, data reveals.