COVID-19 might have threatened to bring the scourge of homelessness to many more people in the UK. A swift response averted that crisis, but strong action on homes and work-creation is still needed to “Ride Out Recession” and prevent a descent into poverty, says John Bird (Lord Bird), founder of the The Big Issue and… Read more »
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Housing crisis affects 8.4 million people in England, says new research
Measuring the number of people who are affected by the housing crisis is very complicated, for a variety of reasons. David Kingman looks at a new piece of research by the National Housing Federation which attempts to quantify the numbers
Is hidden homelessness among children and young adults reaching “crisis” levels?
David Kingman examines some evidence which suggests that young adults are bearing the brunt of England’s homelessness epidemic