The Guardian article about funding for homeless charities is both inaccurate and misleading. Since the start of the pandemic we have taken decisive action to protect rough sleepers, and the government has spent over £700 million this year on homelessness …
In August, the government published Planning for the Future: a consultation which proposed an overhaul of our country’s outdated planning system to deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need. The consultation ends at 11.45pm on Thursday 29 October and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their say on …
A statement put out by Crisis today misrepresents the support we’re giving to local areas so they can protect vulnerable rough sleepers from life-threatening cold weather and the risks posed by coronavirus this winter. The Night Shelter operating principles published …
Recent media coverage has sought to speculate on how many homes could be created following the government’s proposals to update the formula on local numbers of new houses. Some of these stories also suggest that the formula creates a new …
The Local Government Association (LGA) has made a statement today suggesting that government proposals to exempt small building sites from paying ‘section 106’ contributions would have cost 30,000 affordable homes over the last 5 years. These claims are fundamentally flawed. …
The Mayor of London’s comments are misleading and alarmist. We took decisive action at the height of the pandemic to protect hundreds of lives by bringing nearly 15,000 of the most vulnerable into safe accommodation and we will not stop …
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