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Young residents call for stronger ‘youth voice’ in housing
13+ hour, 59+ min ago (641+ words) Young residents from three of the G15 group of London-based housing associations have called on the wider sector to strengthen and grow youth participation in housing policy and practice. Partnership for Young London has seen peer research carried out by a…...
Council asks for bailout over ‘exceptional’ temporary accommodation costs
3+ week, 6+ day ago (122+ words) Brighton & Hove City Council has asked the government for exceptional financial support as it faces soaring temporary accommodation costs. | My account | My library Council asks for bailout over "exceptional" temporary accommodation costs Brighton & Hove City Council has asked the government…...
Life in temporary accommodation ‘comparable to torture’ for neurodivergent children, report finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) | My account | My library Neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation across the UK are living in conditions comparable to a "form of torture, a new report has found. Every aspect of homelessness provides a new challenge for neurodivergent children, from instability…...
How can housing be a tool to improve education access for refugee and migrant children?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (478+ words) | My account | My library Education, housing and support services need to work together to tackle schooling delays for refugee and asylum-seeking children, writes Fuad Mahamed, founder and chief executive of refugee and migrant housing provider ACH Fuad Mahamed is the…...
National £3.5bn homelessness strategy to halve number of people sleeping rough and end B&B use for families
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (880+ words) | My account | My library In the landmark cross-party homelessness strategy, the government has pledged to halve the number of people sleeping rough long term by the end of parliament and end the unlawful use of B&Bs for families. The…...
Chancellor scraps two-child benefit cap in bid to tackle child poverty
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) | My account | My library Labour has axed the two-child benefit cap in a move set to lift an estimated 450,000 children out of poverty. While delivering the government's Autumn Budget today (Wednesday 26 November), chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the cap would…...
Debt Trap Nation: how allocation policies are trapping families in temporary accommodation
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1119+ words) A new book from academics Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki exposes how England's policy approach to debt is not only pushing families into homelessness, but also keeping them there. Katharine Swindells reports Orla was pregnant when she was evicted from…...
Children in temporary accommodation less likely to pass GCSEs, research finds
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) Children living in temporary accommodation and forced to move house regularly achieve worse GCSE results, according to analysis by the Children's Commissioner for England. Children living in temporary ... Children in temporary accommodation less likely to pass GCSEs, research finds Children…...