Rough Sleeping
Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media - and why they are wrong
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Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media - and why they are wrong
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
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Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against 'misused' police powers
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Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against 'misused' police powers
Social housing: How one social enterprise is giving shelter to thousands
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Social housing: How one social enterprise is giving shelter to thousands
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
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Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it 'wrong' on rough sleeping
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Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it 'wrong' on rough sleeping
We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it
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We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it
The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year
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The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
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Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
The 'archaic' Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
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The 'archaic' Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
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'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness
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Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness
Homelessness groups question government plans for more police collaboration
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Homelessness groups question government plans for more police collaboration
The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year
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The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year
Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping
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Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping
Brighton manager Graham Potter sleeps rough for homelessness charity as Premier League in spotlight over kit row
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Brighton manager Graham Potter sleeps rough for homelessness charity as Premier League in spotlight over kit row
EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else
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EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else
Number of people living on the street in London is highest since 2019
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Number of people living on the street in London is highest since 2019
Rishi Sunak said homelessness funding is increasing. It's actually being cut
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