Posts Tagged ‘homelessness’
Rise in emergency calls to Shelter helpline in 2018
There has been a sharp rise in the proportion of calls to the Shelter Helpline from people at risk of homelessness, according to new data released by the housing charity. The figures show there was an 8% rise in the proportion of calls taken by the Shelter Helpline from people at risk of homelessness so…
Read MoreHomeless numbers rise again according to the Charity Shelter
Brand new analysis from Shelter reveals that 320,000 people are recorded as homeless, as numbers rise again. This figure lays bare the true scale of Britain’s worsening housing crisis, despite repeated Government pledges to tackle the problem. In the last year, the overall number increased by 13,000 people. This means one in every 200 people in Britain are homeless and sleeping on the…
Read MoreBenefit Changes Driving Homelessness Says New Report
Changes to the benefit system are behind the decade-long increase in homelessness from private rented housing, according to a new report for the RLA. Research by the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University for the Residential Landlords Association has found that a key driver of homelessness from the private rented sector has…
Read More55% of families trapped in temporary accommodation are working
New research released by Shelter’s social housing commission shows 55% of families trapped in temporary accommodation are working. That’s equivalent to more than 33,000 families. This has increased by 73% since 2013. This story comes as the government is set to release a green paper on social housing next week. The trend in ‘working homelessness’…
Read MoreShelter analysis of government released quarterly homelesness figures
Shelter analysis of government released quarterly homelessness figures headlined ‘Highest number of older people homeless in a decade’. New government figures on homelessness show: · In the last year, 2,520 people aged 60 and over were accepted as homeless – a staggering rise of 40% in the last five years, and the highest number for…
Read MoreShelter response to MHCLGS’s homelessness stats
Shelter response to MHCLGS’s homelessness stats; · In the last 5 years, the number of homeless families living in temporary accommodation has increased by 48%. · Losing a private tenancy remains the single biggest cause of homelessness. 16,320 households became homeless after being evicted from a privately rented home in the last year, accounting for…
Read MoreNew Shelter report reveals the devastating impact of homelessness in the classroom
As schools break up for the Christmas holidays new Shelter report reveals the devastating impact of homelessness in the classroom A unique investigation by Shelter exploring how teachers view the impact of homelessness on children, reveals that many are struggling to cope with the growing levels of homelessness in their classrooms. In-depth interviews with primary…
Read MoreShelter issues warning ahead of critical Christmas season
Shocking new figures show Shelter received a call for help every 22 seconds in the run up to Christmas last year, and the charity is warning that the situation this winter could be set to get worse. New research from Shelter and M&S shows that in 2016 the charity’s helpline received over a hundred thousand…
Read MoreShelter reveals more than 300,000 people in Britain homeless today
The number of people recorded as homeless has reached a staggering 307,000 – more than the entire population of Newcastle – a shocking new report by Shelter reveals today. In the most extensive review of its kind, the housing charity combined official rough-sleeping, temporary accommodation and social services figures. This showed the number of…
Read MoreShelter’s response to the Help to Buy announcement and Sajid Javid’s speech
Shelter’s response to the Help to Buy announcement and Sajid Javid’s speech. Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter said: “Extending Help to Buy is the wrong priority at a time when over a million renters are struggling with crippling housing costs. Help to Buy has barely helped the first-time buyers it is targeted at and has done nothing to help those worst affected by our broken housing market and those…
Read MoreHousing market is a daily nightmare for many families says Shelter
The National Audit Office homelessness report is published today 13th September. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office said: “Homelessness in all its forms has significantly increased in recent years, driven by several factors. Despite this, government has not evaluated the impact of its reforms on this issue, and there remain gaps in its…
Read MoreShelter comments on New Government figures on homelessness.
Shelter comments on new Government figures showing 14 renters per hour at risk of eviction. New figures from the Ministry of Justice published last week reveal that: In the last twelve months, 50,909 private renting households in England were put at risk of eviction – equivalent to 127,273 renters, or 14 renters per hour. A…
Read MoreShelter comments on new homelessness statistics.
Shelter’s recent comment on the ONS new homelessness statistics. New government figures on homelessness show: In the last year alone, 59,090 households were accepted as homeless by their local council – a rise of 17% over the last 5 years. A further 199,630 cases were at risk of homelessness and sought help through the council.…
Read MoreShelter welcomes major parties pledges to end rough-sleeping
Shelter welcomes the pledges made in all of the major party’s manifestos this week to end rough-sleeping. Anne Baxendale, director of policy and campaigns at Shelter, said: “Clearly the sharp rise in rough-sleeping in recent years has rung alarm bells in politicians’ ears, so it’s good to see all major parties pledging to end this…
Read MoreHomelessness Reduction Bill recently passed its final stage in the House of Lords
Recent news release 23rd March from The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards headlined ‘Passage of bill ‘hugely positive’ as figures reveal continued scale of homelessness’. Terrie Alafat CBE, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said: “The passage of the Homelessness Reduction Bill …
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