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As Covid restrictions become more and more relaxed and as we soak up the last few days of hot weather many are enjoying themselves at...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
The Rising Cost of Living
In the UK, and in London especially, the rising cost of living is having a severe effect on some families. The pandemic has hit hard and...
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Emily Erith
- Aug 28, 2021
- 4 min
Tokyo 2020 – THE DARK SIDE
As the Paralympics begin and the second wave of immense GB pride starts to flow there is a dark and ominous tone surrounding the Tokyo...
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rachelcgeorge
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
London Homelessness Awards 2021
For the first time ever, four projects (instead of one), have won the London Homelessness Awards. Each project will receive a share of a...
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Janine S White
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Afghan Refugees Will Increase Homelessness Figures
5,000 refugees are expected to arrive in the UK following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. A further 15,000 are promised to reach...
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Josh Miller
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Sorry, I’ve got no change
In the year 2000, cash made up just over 50% of payments in the UK but come 2020 this number was just 12.4%, a dramatic drop. With the...
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rachelcgeorge
- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
Disability Groups Request Extension
The Disability Benefits Consortium and Disabled People Against Cuts have published an open letter to the Government, requesting that they...
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Emily Erith
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Homeless Vaccine Initiative
The Covid-19 Pandemic has been incredibly overwhelming for most people at some point over this nearly two-year-long ‘experience’. From...
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Janine S White
- Aug 7, 2021
- 4 min
Homeless camps provide safety
Between 2014 and 2018, complaints about camps that were created by the homeless grew by 448%. They have been seen in several cities,...
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amberleydavis
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Homelessness to Surge as Covid-Targeted Support Schemes End
Campaigners warn that we are to face a homelessness crisis this autumn, following the closure of the furlough scheme this September
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Janine S White
- Jul 24, 2021
- 3 min
What Stonewall means for the homeless
The 1969 Stonewall riots were a series of uprisings due to the treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Starting as a fight against police brutality,...
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Emily Erith
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Progress and Problems;
the homeless crisis. The effect of being physically ‘homeless’ is often viewed on a surface level, one sees a person sleeping in a shop...
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- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
How Finland has solved its homelessness crisis
Finland over the last decade have prioritised spending on homelessness prevention and adopted a new strategy based called Housing First
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- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
What will lifting lockdown mean for those who haven’t been able to keep up with their rent?
With more lifting of lockdown restrictions this week, prospects seem more hopeful now that we can enjoy our evenings in the pub and now...
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Jade Perez
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
How the Government’s recent changes could increase homelessness, one year into the pandemic
In a flash, we have already returned to March. A year on, what have been the effects of the pandemic on homelessness?
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- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
Why is the Government ignoring the issue of No Recourse to Public Funds?
No recourse to public funds (NRPF) is attached to most visas of non-EEA nationals’ migrants who have been in the UK for less than five years
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Clothing Collective
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
How the 2020 Budget Stacks Up on Social Care
The Chancellor announced the 2020 Budget earlier this week, which was billed to dramatically boost public spending to bring the UK out of...
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