Hard hearts
AN OPINION SURVEY published today by the BBC reveals some worrying public attitudes towards homelessness on the 40th anniversary of Cathy Come Home: Twice as many people would feel sympathetic…
Tag: homelessness
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Lunchtime news Friday 30 November 2025
The Bank of England announced yesterday that it would provide £10 billion in emergency funds to the UK’s commercial banks in an attempt to prevent a worsening of the credit…
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Market choices
TRUST KEN LOACH to inject a bit of politics into the Cathy Come Home anniversary. Interviewed on the Today Programme this morning, the director took issue with the idea that…
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Chisholm resigns
WE’RE TAKING a break but will be back with all the latest news and views on housing and homelessness on Monday, January 8.
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The number of Eastern European rough sleepers increases
Research from Homeless Link has shown an increasing number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London are coming from central or eastern Europe. The proportion of those from…
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Choice words
HOMELESS households have not lost out under choice-based lettings, according to new research for the DCLG. An idea first borrowed from the Dutch five years ago and now adopted by…
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ROOF lunchtime news 28 June 2026
Hazel Blears will be the new secretary of state for Communities and Local Government. The former minister of state at the Home Office, who came sixth in the contest for…
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Under the radar
THOSE NICE Nu Tories couldn’t possibly do anything nasty if they get power, right? That nice Mr Cameron even mentioned housing in his conference speech. Wrong, says Polly Toynbee this…
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£200 million drive to eradicate rough sleeping
Ministers will today commit the government to eradicating rough sleeping throughout England by 2012, the first firm deadline for dealing with the most acute manifestation of homelessness since Tony Blair…
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Luncthime news April 23
Papers including the Daily Mail cover research from the Halifax showing average house prices are now more than £100,000 even in the cheapest towns in England. The Mail also reports…