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Strategic Communications Project Manager Ruth Stone shares three things you might not know about homelessness this LGBTQ+ History Month.


19/02/2024

“This man took all the dignity out of my life” says survivor Current government support for peopl...


31/05/2021

  News has been welcomed by organisations from across the health and homelessness sector The nat...


09/03/2021

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have this year helped leading national homelessness charitie...


30/12/2020

The centuries-old Vagrancy Act, which makes rough sleeping and begging illegal in England and Wales, should be scrapped because it is needlessly pushing vulnerable people further from help, according to a new report from homelessness charity Crisis. The calls come as the Government today announces its review of the Act as part of its rough sleeping strategy.


19/06/2019

New figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism have revealed that 798 people have died w...


11/03/2019

Reductions in homelessness across Scotland have stalled – the Scottish Government’s radical plans...


25/02/2019

More than 24,000 people in Britain will spend Christmas sleeping rough, on public transport, or in tents – far more than there were five years ago, according to new figures released today.


14/12/2018

In today's Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced measures around Universal Credit and it's implementation. In response, Jon Sparkes, chief executive of Crisis said: “Today’s Budget was a missed opportunity to announce simple measures that would help prevent people from becoming homeless.


29/10/2018

Moving all homeless people out of unsuitable temporary accommodation, such as bed and breakfasts or unsupported hostels, after seven days could save £29m in public money this year alone.


02/05/2018

Today’s announcement of funding for new Rough Sleeping teams is a step in the right direction, but without further detail of an equally ambitious offer of a home and tailored support for every rough sleeper across the country, it falls short of what’s required to truly end rough sleeping.


30/03/2018

Matthew Downie, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Crisis said: “Universal Credit is a much needed way of simplifying our complicated benefits system, but we can’t ignore the significant complications its roll-out is having.


18/10/2017

Today at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, the Communities Minister Sajid Javid an...


01/10/2017

To mark Crisis 50th Anniversary we are continuing with our drive to build momentum and support in...


27/09/2017

Responding to the Queen’s Speech, Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive of Crisis, said: “We welcome today...


21/06/2017

On Friday the Government laid out the regulations that will restrict 18 to 21 year olds from claiming the housing element of Universal Credit.


06/04/2017

Crisis will be holding its annual conference for England on Thursday 20 April in London, featuring keynotes speeches from Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Bob Blackman MP, Sponsor of the Homelessness Reduction Bill and Andy Slaughter MP, Shadow Minister for Housing.


05/04/2017

Councils across England and Wales are targeting rough sleepers with antisocial behaviour measures such as PSPOs and Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs), according to new research from Crisis, the national homelessness charity.


02/04/2017

Today the Homelessness Reduction Bill cleared its third and final reading in the House of Lords. This comes as new homelessness statistics released today show that the number of households in temporary accommodation in England rose by 10% over the course of 2016.


23/03/2017

Almost two thirds (64%) of councils across England are struggling to find social tenancies for homeless people, while half find it 'very difficult' to assist applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a report published today by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).


22/03/2017
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