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Babes up in arms

12 January 2024

New research sheds light on the plight of homeless teenage mums and their strong desire to create an independent life for themselves and their children. Joanne Newton reports

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Shown the door

21 October 2023

Statistics show a steep drop in homelessness acceptances over the past five years. But that’s because single homeless people are being denied assistance they’re entitled to. Katharine Sacks-Jones reports

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Bidding up the risk

28 August 2023

An Edinburgh council bid to cut costs has brought chaos to its homelessness services and put children in danger, reports Tony Marshall.

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Don’t call us…

21 April 2023

Shocked by the way tenants have had their housing complaints ignored in Kensington and Chelsea, local councillor Emma Dent Coad has compiled a report detailing the neglect. ROOF reports

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On the buses

On the buses

01 January 2024

Andy Solomon-Osborne reports on the growing number of homeless people seeking refuge on night buses

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About turn

01 January 2024

Headlines have stoked public perception of veterans returning from active service to a life on the streets. But research shows a very different picture, say Sarah Johnsen and Anwen Jones.

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Remembrance day

01 January 2024

Rachael Claye reports from the annual service of commemoration at St Martin-in-the-Fields for all the people who died on the streets of London in 2018

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A call to alms

01 January 2024

Maff Potts, the Sally Army’s new director of homeless services, talks to Jeremy Kuper about the services’ revitalised role – and why he gave up a career in advertising

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Down on the farm

04 November 2023

Travellers on a site in rural Essex are under seige from Basildon council, reports Jo Siedlecka

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Shape of things to come

04 November 2023

Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Mark Stephens and Caroline Davey reflect on the purpose and role of social housing and the prospect of a new Green Paper on housing refom

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