Make housing our post-pandemic priority, say campaigners

The UK’s post-pandemic recovery must result in secure, affordable homes for all, homelessness campaigners have demanded. The call comes after government figures revealed almost 100,000 households were recorded as homeless at the start of 2021. At the end of December 2020, 95,370 homeless households were living in temporary accommodation, an eight per cent increase since... Read More

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February 27, 2021

Secure, decent housing for all is the hallmark of a good society, says cardinal

Secure, decent housing for all is the hallmark of a good society, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said, as charities are urging the Government to tackle the rent debt crisis in an effort to prevent rising homelessness. The Rent Debt coalition of charities, tenants groups and landlord organisations has sent a joint letter to Chancellor Rishi... Read More

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February 3, 2021

Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing and prisons

The chairmen of two US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden to address racial equity in housing and the use of private prisons by the federal government. The orders will reduce discrimination in federal policies, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, head of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop... Read More

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February 1, 2021

Archbishop welcomes federal actions on housing and hunger as pandemic continues

The chairman of the US bishops’ domestic policy committee welcomed the extension of the federal eviction moratorium and an increase in nutrition assistance to families struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, who chairs the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, said that the steps by the incoming President Joe Biden administration were... Read More

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October 4, 2018

Dusk walkers take steps to end homelessness

Dusk walks across the country will raise funds for homelessness charity Depaul UK next week – and highlight the plight of young people with nowhere to go when night falls. Hundreds of walkers in London, Manchester and Newcastle will walk through their cities as the sun sets to raise thousands of pounds for the young... Read More

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August 13, 2018

Rough sleeping strategy can help homeless people turn their lives around, says PM

Theresa May has declared her aim to help homeless people “turn their lives around” as the Government launched a £100 million plan to end rough sleeping on England’s streets by 2027. The strategy was welcomed by homelessness charities, who said it would make a “real difference” to people’s lives. However, they warned it will not... Read More

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