Lord Bob Kerslake is to lead a new independent commission seeking to learn the lessons from the effort to support rough sleepers during the pandemic.
The government is failing to grasp the enormous challenge of decarbonising the UK’s housing stock, says committee.
Councils in England will have more freedom on how they spend the money from homes sold through Right to Buy.
Four pilots to improve the standard and quality of supported housing in England have been extended, backed by an additional £2.3 million.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched a multi-million-pound investment in dedicated homes to help rough sleepers across England.
The notable pandemic response success of the ‘Everyone In’ initiative has exposed gaps in the government’s approach to tackling rough sleeping.
A new survey has shown that as many as one in seven adults are worried about becoming homeless due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Plans to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade have been set out by the Scottish Government in a 20-year housing strategy.
The JCVI has advised the government to prioritise people experiencing homelessness, including those sleeping rough, for the coronavirus vaccine.
The ban on commercial evictions has been extended to 30 June and bailiff enforced eviction ban extended to 31 May to protect residential tenants.
Leeds City Council is to invest £100 million on measures to help tenants save money and cut carbon by improving energy efficiency over the next five years.
The government’s annual rough sleeping snapshot has shown that rough sleeping has fallen 43 per cent since the Prime Minister has come into office.
The CPRE has warned that there are a quarter of a million homes planned to be built on Green Belt land.
Deaths among homeless people in the UK spiked by more than a third in 2020, despite the success of the government’s Everyone In scheme.
A ban on placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will come into force in September.