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Over 1 million households in need of a social home are stuck on long waiting lists according to Shelter
One year on from the tragic Grenfell fire and many survivors are still waiting for a new home but new analysis from Shelter reveals the situation is similarly stark right across the country. Over 1 million households in need of a social home are stuck on long waiting lists, often for years on end. Yet…
Read MoreGovernment to give councils and housing associations the help they need to replace unsafe Grenfell-style cladding.
Comment from Shelter on the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding by councils and housing associations. Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter, said: “For more than six months Shelter has been calling on the government to step up to the plate, and today the Prime Minister did. “It’s great…
Read MoreShelter’s response to government funding into three regional programmes to help rough sleepers
Shelter’s response to the announcement that the government will be putting £28 million of funding into three regional programmes to help rough sleepers. The Housing First pilots will run in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, and the Liverpool City Region. Shelter’s CEO Polly Neate said: “With rough sleeping at it’s highest in a decade this action to help…
Read MoreShelter’s response to the news that James Brokenshire MP will take up the new role as Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Responding to the appointment of a new Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Shelter’s CEO Polly Neate said: “We welcome James Brokenshire into his new role as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government. He will be taking up the role at a critical time, in the…
Read MoreShelter’s response to government stats showing more than 150 social tower blocks are still covered in Grenfell-style cladding.
More than 150 social tower blocks still covered in Grenfell-style cladding, official figures show Official figures recently released on cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Across the country there are currently 297 tower blocks over 18m with similar cladding to that used at Grenfell. 151 of these are social housing buildings. Of the social…
Read MoreShelter responds to ‘new government initiative to reduce rough-sleeping’
Shelter responds to ‘new government initiative to reduce rough-sleeping’ Greg Beales, Campaigns Director at Shelter, said: “We’re glad the government is now taking seriously the worsening homelessness crisis that is destroying people’s lives on our streets. The money and manpower announced today will make a genuine difference, but this will only work if it…
Read MoreShelter responds to government figures showing dwindling numbers of social housing under the Right to Buy scheme.
New government figures show only one social home is built for almost every three sold off Shelter responds to government figures showing dwindling numbers of social housing under the Right to Buy scheme. The data shows: · In the last year 11,649 social homes have been sold off, while only 4,566 social homes are being built…
Read MoreShelter’s response to worrying new government stats showing that no social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month.
No social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month, official figures show Official figures released on cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Since last month no additional social homes have had Grenfell-style cladding replaced. In total only 7 social housing buildings have fully replaced the unsafe cladding.…
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 MoreShelter responds to PM speech on housing
Shelter responds to PM speech on housing. Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter, said: “We welcome today’s speech for recognising the scale of our housing emergency and the fact our current housebuilding system is clearly not fit for purpose. “The Prime Minister has shown the government is willing to take on developers and challenge them over…
Read MoreShelter responds to new government figures on unsafe cladding following the Grenfell Tower fire
Shelter responds to new government figures on unsafe cladding following the Grenfell Tower fire Official figures released on flammable cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Across the country there are currently 301 buildings over 18m with similar cladding to that used at Grenfell. 158 of these are social housing buildings. Of the…
Read MoreShelter’s response to new government figures on rough sleeping
Shelter’s response to new government figures on rough sleeping, which show: In Autumn 2017, 4,751 people were rough sleeping in England – a 15% increase in a year and a 169% increase since 2010 when the figures first started being recorded – this is the highest number yet. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics#rough-sleeping. Responding to the figures, chief executive of…
Read MoreShelter’s response to the government’s English Housing Survey
Find below Shelter’s response to the government’s English Housing Survey, which show: Overall: 63% of English households are homeowners, 20% are private renters and 17% are social renters. Renters: The number of households that are private renting has risen by 74% in the last ten years (2007 – 2016/17). There has been a particularly large…
Read MoreHousing charity Shelter launches a commission into the future of social housing
Shelter launches social housing commission in the wake of Grenfell tragedy as new stats show almost half of families in social housing ignored or refused help Housing charity Shelter launches a commission into the future of social housing to address crucial issues which have been highlighted by the Grenfell Tower Fire, as new research highlights…
Read MoreShelter responds to the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill
Shelter responds to the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill passing a second reading in Parliament Friday 19th January 2018: Polly Neate, Shelter’s chief executive, said: “It’s shocking that renters all over the country are forced to live in sub-standard and unsafe homes so this is an important first step towards giving them the rights they…
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