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Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
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Council action against criminal landlords is down by a quarter

Michael Sheen leads launch of Wales’ Youth Homeless Helpline
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Michael Sheen leads launch of Wales’ Youth Homeless Helpline

Sutton rail staff suspended after pouring water around homeless man in video
Sutton Station incident
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Sutton rail staff suspended after pouring water around homeless man in video

Homeless people are nine times more likely to die in deprived areas
Homeless man on ground with guitar
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Homeless people are nine times more likely to die in deprived areas

These photos taken by Oxford's homeless photographers show a hidden city
Homeless Oxfordshire
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These photos taken by Oxford's homeless photographers show a hidden city

Sadiq Khan visits Big Issue-backed Change Please amid £7m rough sleeping fund
Sadiq Khan Change Please
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Sadiq Khan visits Big Issue-backed Change Please amid £7m rough sleeping fund

Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn
Social housing
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Building more social rent homes over last 20 years could have saved £1.8bn

Rule-breaking bailiffs need to be held to account say debt charities
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Rule-breaking bailiffs need to be held to account say debt charities

Manchester launches Housing First scheme as rough sleeping row erupts
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Manchester launches Housing First scheme as rough sleeping row erupts

Homeless women are coupling up for safety this Valentine's Day
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Homeless women are coupling up for safety this Valentine's Day

Helsinki put the homeless into homes. Budapest banned them
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Helsinki put the homeless into homes. Budapest banned them

Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis
Empty Homes
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Empty Housing Scandal: The BBC is investigating the empty homes crisis

The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in June
Private renting homelessness
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The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in June

How can we make the annual rough sleeping count more effective in the UK?
homeless
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How can we make the annual rough sleeping count more effective in the UK?

David Holmes-Brown’s drawings express the humanity of rough sleeping
David Holmes Brown sketch
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David Holmes-Brown’s drawings express the humanity of rough sleeping

How has Hungary’s rough sleeping ban impacted homelessness in the country?
Viktor Orban Getty
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How has Hungary’s rough sleeping ban impacted homelessness in the country?

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The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns
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The planning system is failing to deliver the homes England needs, NAO warns

High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
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High rent is forcing young people to live with their parents for longer

Pret A Manger is offering homeless people a roof and a job
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Pret A Manger is offering homeless people a roof and a job

It just got easier to see a snapshot of rough sleeping in London online
rough sleeper
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It just got easier to see a snapshot of rough sleeping in London online

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