Homelessness

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021

Councils have been tasked with accommodating and vaccinating people sleeping rough in response to...

SOCIAL CARE

This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder

By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021

The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...

LONDON COUNCILS

This is a pivotal moment for ending rough sleeping

By Alison Griffin | 14 December 2021

The next phase of the pandemic presents a new challenge to rise to – ensuring that we seize every...

A whole-system approach to tackle the blight of drug abuse

By Eddie Hughes | 07 December 2021

Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Eddie Hughes reflects on the Prime Minister’s announcemen...

WHITEHALL

Gove backs Housing First

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2021

New communities secretary Michael Gove has indicated his support for the rolling out of Housing F...

HOMELESSNESS

Housing First check up to be launched

18 November 2021

A new ‘check-up’ process is about to be launched to support the rollout of Housing First in Scotl...

HOUSING

Initiative to help house homeless Londoners delivers early successes

By Christine Whitehead | 17 November 2021

A London scheme procuring privately rented homes as two-year Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Caring for care leavers: The Covenant Employers' Charter

By Julie Towers | 17 November 2021

A helping hand in the form of a well-meaning mentor, some CV advice, interview preparation… every...

HOMELESSNESS

Ring-fenced funds are not well suited to the roaring demand challenges of the twenties

By Jessica Studdert | 16 November 2021

By doing away with ring-fences all together, local partners would be freed up to collaborate and ...

WHITEHALL

Call for investment in homelessness data

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The head of Whitehall’s ‘what works’ centre on homelessness has called for better data infrastruc...

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