19 January, 2024
18 January, 2024
DLUHC confirms that Ms Somal will take up the post from 1 February 2024, replacing Paul Najsarek
16 January, 2024
Joint letter to Housing Minister argues that, to reduce homelessness, government should commit to long-term, ring-fenced funding for supported housing and support services
16 January, 2024
Response to Select Committee includes plans to publish research into the sector, to consult on a new licensing regime and to support local authorities in their housing benefit anti-fraud activities
15 January, 2024
Evaluation of outcomes at 12 months also shows reduced isolation, increased feelings of safety, improved well-being and less antisocial or criminal behaviour
10 January, 2024
New research identifies a lack of available move-on accommodation, and survivors' difficulties in navigating slow and complex local authority bidding systems
9 January, 2024
3 January, 2024
New Directions set out procedural requirements for parties to appeals from 2 January 2024
2 January, 2024
21 December, 2023
Homeless link welcomes reintroduction of 28-day notice period and calls for next government to adopt a more cross-departmental approach to ending homelessness and mitigating the risks faced by refugees leaving asylum accommodation
20 December, 2023
18 December, 2023
Responding to recommendations from Task and Finish Group, government commits to providing more clarity on the duties provided for, and confirms that primary legislation will list those bodies to whom duties apply
14 December, 2023
English Housing Survey also finds that almost one in ten properties in the private sector have a problem with damp
14 December, 2023
With first scrutiny session set for 16 January 2024, Committee asks for evidence to be submitted as soon as possible
12 December, 2023
Action taken against Camden and Hackney Councils and Hyde Group following them having either high maladministration rates or increasing findings in the identified areas, including several findings of severe maladministration
8 December, 2023
Social Justice Secretary says that next steps will help support people to find safe, settled accommodation for the longer term, providing much-needed stability and helping them set down roots and make the most of local opportunities
7 December, 2023
Annual housing statistics also show that two-thirds of people presenting as homeless in the region were accepted as being owed statutory homelessness duty
4 December, 2023
4 December, 2023
High Court hands down order requiring review and, pending amendment, for it to be disapplied to support people in similar circumstances
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