Rough Sleeping
‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers
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‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers
Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months
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Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months
Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves
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Government urged to bring in new laws to protect homeless people in heatwaves
The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?
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The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?
Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
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Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
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‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
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Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Prince William plans to teach his children about homelessness, as Princess Diana did for him
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Prince William plans to teach his children about homelessness, as Princess Diana did for him
Prince William wants to ‘give the next generation less chance of being homeless'
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Prince William wants to ‘give the next generation less chance of being homeless'
Homelessness charity asks public to stay alert for rough sleepers at risk from heatwave
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Homelessness charity asks public to stay alert for rough sleepers at risk from heatwave
Could Eddie Hughes be the minister to end rough sleeping?
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Could Eddie Hughes be the minister to end rough sleeping?
'Covid has made homelessness so much worse': Meet the man who sleeps rough at Davos
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'Covid has made homelessness so much worse': Meet the man who sleeps rough at Davos
A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
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A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
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Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
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Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
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‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
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More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
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The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
Homelessness charity launches 'pay-it-forward' café
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