Tag Archive: communities

May 16

Low income families forced to spend a third of net income on housing

A shortage of private rented sector housing is putting pressure on living standards, according to a new report

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Nov 13

Vulnerable homeless people face an astonishing shift in housing policy

Councils will now be considered to have fulfilled their duty to homeless people by helping them rent from private landlords

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Jul 19

Cap private rent and build more council homes

The government’s response to the housing crisis has been to attack exploited tenants, rather than deal with abusive landlords

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Jul 04

Government plan to build 80,000 affordable homes at risk of falling short

Report says half of homes are scheduled to be built in 2015 – the scheme’s final year – and there is no room for manoeuvre

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Jun 20

Breadline Britain Day Three: austerity, hungry kids, mental health

Today we are looking at school breakfast clubs, and the health impact of poverty and welfare reform

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Jun 19

Breadline Britain day two: hungry school kids and ‘cliff edge’ poverty

Austerity: we’re looking at the causes and consequences of in-work poverty

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Jun 13

UK housing shortage turning under-30s into ‘generation rent’

Study predicts 1 million more youngsters will be ‘marginalised’ as many face up to living with parents well into their 30s

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