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A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has praised the Scottish Government for making progress on reducing child poverty but warned that, without further ...
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As many as 20,000 private renters, including 10,000 children, will be pulled into poverty in 2025/26 if the UK Government doesn't commit to unfreezing Local Housing ...
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Campaigners, organisations and charities across Scotland are coming together to take part in this year’s Challenge Poverty Week with today's theme focusing on housing.
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New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government yesterday have shown that the number of households facing homelessness in England has exceeded (320,000) ...
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The UK Government has been urged to assess the "inadequacy and volatility" of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in the wake of new private rent inflation figures.
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The UK's hostile immigration policy has forced thousands of people in Scotland, including long-standing members of communities, into extreme poverty and homelessness, a new report has ...
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to increase social rents by more than inflation for the next 10 years to turbocharge efforts to build social homes.
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The number of households facing homelessness in England is the highest since records began, according to new UK Government figures.
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An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The ...
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Approximately 3.8 million people in the UK experienced destitution in 2022, including around one million children, a new study has revealed.
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A Scottish programme that aims to end destitution and homelessness caused by the UK Government's immigration policy has supported more than 1,200 in its first year, with ...
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The number of people in Scotland living in very deep poverty has increased dramatically in the last 20 years despite more people, particularly children and pensioners, ...
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A strategic board to lead progress towards the delivery of Scotland’s 20-year housing plan will meet for the first time today.
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A new report on alternative models of rent control for Scotland has been launched by the Cross Party Group on Housing launched at a meeting in the ...
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A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in Scotland paints a bleak picture of a nation in crisis mode after the fiercest attack on our standard ...
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