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‘Burnham’s writing cheques, this one might bounce’: homeless people doubt PM’s plan
Rough sleepers and charities say they have heard similar political declarations before but seen little success
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August 20, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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It’s not just rough sleeping – Andy Burnham’s housing plans need to include the ‘hidden homeless’
Being moved out of area can have profound effects on households.
theconversation.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Burnham says his first instruction as PM will be to end rough sleeping

"Let us make this the moment when Britain starts to believe again, the moment we bring back hope."

Yep, count me in.

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July 20, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Really good explainer of broader homelessness, the majority form of homelessness.

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March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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We’re doing more than just talking and reposting. We’re making solutions. On World Homeless Day, we launched our solution.

#WorldHomelessDay #HomelessnessUK #UKHousingCrisis #SocialImpact #TechForGood #TechSolutions #DataForGood #SoftwareLaunch #ProductLaunch #LiverpoolStartUp #VentureForGood
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city
Exclusive: More than a dozen authorities have bought more than 850 properties in English towns and cities since 2017
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March 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing
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November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Important report by Public Accounts Committee highlights the incongruence of continuing to spend billions on temporary accommodation and Local Housing Allowance instead of actually preventing homelessness by investing in social homes. Big tick ✅ ⬇️

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Report of the Public Accounts Committee
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January 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Burnham wants to end rough sleeping – but it will cost him
Just two in every 100 new property listings on Zoopla are affordable for those on housing benefit since Labour twice froze the cap
observer.co.uk
August 23, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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Routes off the street for rough sleepers, by Christmas

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Prime Minister launches national drive to get everyone in for Christmas
One month after making his first instruction as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham today (Wednesday 19 August) has announced the next steps in his national drive to end rough sleeping by announcing immediat...
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August 19, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Read House of Commons 24/1/25 "Tackling Homelessness".
UK Govt must fund councils & HAs to spend 50%+ of £2.6 bn annual temp accom cost to build affordable rent homes.
End landlords & B&Bs profiteering from homeless.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Tune in tomorrow to BBC Radio Surrey at 07:05am to hear Ross, our Partnerships Manager, discuss the current state of homelessness in Surrey and South London! 💚

See the link below for more info:
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June 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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If you do nothing else please read the summary of the Public Accounts Committee report on #homelessness this is and has been a failure of politics and governance. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm... #housing
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January 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The numbers on rough sleeping haven’t shifted much, but the people you see — and how they’re being helped — have.
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jon-chadwick.com/2026/02/07/r...
Rough Sleeping, Anger, and What’s Changed - Industrial Estate of Mind
Rough sleeping in the UK remains high, but city centres look different. Policy change, mental health and veterans’ homelessness.
jon-chadwick.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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More women sleeping rough than official figures suggest, charities warn
Two thirds of the women counted in a charity-led census would not have been recorded using the government method.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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The precariousness of a place to call home in later life. New research from homelessness charity Crisis

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‘I didn’t expect to be living the way I am’: older people’s experiences of housing precarity and homelessness
This research shines a new light on people who are at risk of homelessness in later life. It shows the devastating impact when the threat of homelessness becomes a reality, and the additional barriers...
www.crisis.org.uk
August 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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April 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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A generation failed
March 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the UK are struggling to keep their jobs and housing due to uncertainty around the Ukraine visa extension scheme...
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March 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Labour-run Enfield council left 100 families homeless after they refused to relocate
London council’s policy of offering people homes far from the area led to England’s highest number of refusals
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM