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www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
London

London councils spending 90m each month on homeless accommodation

More than 175,000 Londoners are homeless, and councils spent 90m per month on temporary accommodation last year.
London Councils urge the government to lift the cap on funding for temporary accommodation to address the financial burden on councils. [ more ]
www.kilburntimes.co.uk
4 months ago
London

'Helpless and humiliated' - man's struggle to find temporary home after gas leak

A gas main rupture in London caused the evacuation of 50 homes and 120 people.
Some residents may not have their gas supply restored until mid-February. [ more ]
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www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
London

'I have nothing to go back to': Plight of Ukrainian refugee living in homeless accommodation near London

Ukrainian refugee in England shares her plight after fleeing Mariupol
Ukrainian refugees face higher risk of homelessness in the UK [ more ]
BBC News
5 months ago
London

London homelessness: At least 167,000 face Christmas with no home

Approximately 1 in 53 people in London are homeless
34% increase in individuals sleeping rough in a year [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
London

One in 10 children in parts of London are effectively homeless', data shows

Over 10% of children and teenagers in some areas of London are effectively homeless, living in temporary accommodation.
139,000 under-18s in England are living in temporary accommodation, with over 82,000 from London families. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
5 months ago
London

London's homelessness crisis deepens as people in temporary accommodation hits record high

The number of households in temporary accommodation in England has reached a record high of 105,750, with over 82,000 of those in London.
The total number of children in temporary accommodation in England has also reached a record high, rising to 138,930 at the end of June.
Newham had the highest rate of temporary accommodation in London for June 2023. [ more ]
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www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
London

Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England

Homeless families in the UK are stuck in supposedly temporary accommodations for decades.
More than 14,000 families have been in temporary housing for over five years, rendering the term 'temporary' meaningless. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
London

Family with autistic children to get nearly 5,000 after Haringey Council put them in B&B

Haringey Council ordered to pay family following failure in providing suitable temporary accommodation
The council placed the family in a B&B for four months due to a shortage of available housing at the time. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
UK news

Vulnerable family forced to eat Christmas dinner on floor after landlord failings

A mother and her two young children were forced to eat their Christmas dinner on the floor after water flooded their flat and they were moved into temporary accommodation.
The housing ombudsman has ordered their landlord, Yorkshire Housing, to pay nearly 4000 to the family after it found they were guilty of severe maladministration over the handling of the leak, damp and mould. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
UK news

Afghans flown to UK told to sign legal agreement or face homelessness

Afghan refugees in Pakistan will be flown to the UK and given seven days to seek legal advice and sign an agreement with the Home Office or face homelessness.
The agreement would qualify them for temporary accommodation, but the Home Office warns that their housing could be terminated before March 2024. [ more ]
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