17 January, 2013
17 January, 2013
Shelter publishes YouGov survey that shows that almost one in three adults, equivalent to 15 million people, say housing costs are causing stress and depression in their family.
9 January, 2013
Private rents cost more than 50 per cent of a family's monthly earnings in 23 out of the capital's 33 boroughs, reports bbc.co.uk.
9 January, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics that include information on mortgage arrears, repossessions, court actions and orders, and the Mortgage Rescue Scheme.
4 January, 2013
Shelter research shows that the number of people struggling to pay their rent or mortgage each month has increased by 44 per cent over the past year, to 7.8 million people.
21 December, 2012
Office of Fair Trading has not had enough resource to regulate effectively or the right kinds of powers, says National Audit Office.
19 December, 2012
18 December, 2012
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17 December, 2012
Results of new Citizens Advice survey also show that around half of those questioned said their work performance was suffering and well over half said debt was affecting their relationships.
14 December, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics that show that on average, income deprivation rates fell between 1999 and 2008, but increased between 2008 and 2009.
14 December, 2012
New Shelter research shows that in the 12 months to September 2012, 198,470 households were threatened with losing their home with the top 15 eviction hotspots being London boroughs.
11 December, 2012
Money Advice Liaison Group publishes briefing note on updated debt and mental health evidence reporting forms for debt advisers.
11 December, 2012
Research published by St Mungo's also shows that 41 per cent of people would be extremely or very concerned about being able to pay their rent or mortgage over the next three months if the main breadwinner in their household lost their job tomorrow.
11 December, 2012
New partnership between Homeless Link and Broadway, allows concerned members of the public to connect rough sleepers with local advice and services they may not be aware of.
7 December, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes figures that show a 11 per cent increase in number of people accepted as owed a main homelessness duty compared to same quarter of 2011.
5 December, 2012
Research published by Shelter shows that visible forms of homelessness are continuing to rise sharply with the number of people sleeping rough in England rising by 23 per cent over the past year.
5 December, 2012
Significant proportion of individuals will not be able to pay off the loan in time meaning they will need to take out another one or roll it over and could end up facing high penalty charges, says R3.
4 December, 2012
New figures published by Broadway also show that 901 were new rough sleepers who had not been in contact with agencies before – an increase of 31 per cent when compared with the same period in 2011, reports Homeless Link.
3 December, 2012
New Homeless Link study shows that, at a time of rising homelessness among under-25s, welfare reforms are restricting the ability of communities to house all those who need help and potentially adding to a rise in homelessness.
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