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Shelter legal win protects disability benefits for people moving home
Shelter legal win protects disability benefits for people moving home
An important ruling at the Upper Tribunal held that people with severe disabilities should not face losing benefits just because they move from one type…
International Women’s Day 2024: vote so women can have homes
International Women’s Day 2024: vote so women can have homes
With a general election looming, political parties must show they’re serious about tackling the growing housing emergency to win crucial votes. Especially from women whose…

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Homelessness isn’t a lifestyle choice: people living on the streets need our help, not a criminal record under the Criminal Justice Bill

As we face a cold January, we need your help more than ever in our Urgent Winter Appeal.

Our worsening housing emergency has resulted in a big rise in all forms of homelessness, with rough sleeping up 26% in a year.*

While most of the 3,069 people recorded as sleeping rough in England are men, there’s been a sharper rise (44%) among women (from 322 to 464), double that of men (22%).

We know street homelessness can kill. On the … Read more