Housing

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
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Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’

The government’s strategy has opted not to make Housing First a central part of plans to reduce homelessness despite the success of pilot programmes
Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
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Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
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Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

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More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
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More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
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Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

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I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness
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Paula Barker

I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

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How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless
Lurcher dog Wilbur
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How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
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Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’

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Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
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Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

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I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness
homeless tents in front of a building
Paula Barker

I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

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How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

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Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
a homeless person lying on the street with their belongings
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?