Homelessness

• Commissioners should be queuing up to fund Housing First

  Housing First services are a strategic and cost effective approach to tackling entrenched and repeat homelessness, and reducing the use of other services, says Rick Henderson.

  

• Councils to share extra funding for homelessness prevention

  Local authorities in England are to share £11.7m to help meet their obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act for the next two years.

  

• The first devolved homelessness funding package awarded to Greater Manchester

  Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has welcomed the government's announcement of £3.8m package to end homelessness and rough sleeping in the city.

  

• Growing number of older homeless people is a ‘ticking time bomb’

  The number of older people that are homeless has risen by 130% in the past eight years, council leaders have warned today.

  

• Burnham launches £1.8m bond to tackle homelessness

  A £1.8m social impact bond (SIB) has been announced by the mayor of Greater Manchester to help end homelessness in the region.

  

• Lack of affordable housing leaves thousands homeless each night, charity warns

  An estimated 26,000 single people are homeless on any given night in England due to a lack of affordable and accessible housing, according to new research.

  

• Councils warn welfare reforms are undermining efforts to reduce homelessness

  Councils and housing associations have reported it is becoming harder to work together to reduce homelessness due to welfare reforms, new survey has revealed.

  

• Vulnerable women ‘trapped’ due to patchy service

  Patchy services across the country are trapping vulnerable women in ‘cycle of disadvantage’ a new report has warned.

  

• Welfare reforms driving rise in homelessness warns watchdog

  Welfare reforms such as the capping of Local Housing Allowance has led to an increase in homelessness, a damning report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned today.

  

• Mayor announces £300,000 outreach team to tackle rough sleeping

  The mayor of London yesterday announced funding for a new outreach team to help homeless people sleeping rough on the capital’s public transport.