rough sleeping

News in brief: Council plans for 1,000 new homes; Public Practice boosts council capacity

05.05.2020

Laura Edgar

brownfield land | Coronavirus | Housing | public practice | rough sleeping | Shropshire Council | UK | west midlands combined authority

A round-up of plannng news: Tuesday 5 May, 2020
Government acts to protect renters and rough sleepers during coronavirus outbreak

19.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | England | homelessness | Housing | private rent | robert jenrick | rough sleeping | social rent

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak renters and landlords will be protected from losing their homes and unmanageable debts. He has also committed funds to protect those who are sleeping rough.
Johnson vows to end rough sleeping

02.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | homelessness | Housing | rough sleeping

The sum of £236 million will used to help those sleeping rough get off the street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
Rough sleeping rises in London

31.01.2019

Laura Edgar

England | homelessness | Housing | lga | Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government | rough sleeping | Shelter

The number of people sleeping in London increased by 13 per cent (146 people) in 2018. In the rest of England there were 220 (6 per cent) fewer people recorded as sleeping rough.