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Homelessness body welcome plans to repeal law criminalising rough sleeping in Northern Ireland
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (128+ words) Inside Housing | My account | My library Homelessness body welcome plans to repeal law criminalising rough sleeping in Northern Ireland A membership body for homelessness services has welcomed plans to repeal Georgian laws that criminalise rough sleeping and begging in Northern…...
King's Speech promises to introduce delayed duty of candour proposals under Hillsborough Law
2+ week, 5+ day ago (491+ words) Sir Keir Starmer's government has pledged to introduce the Hillsborough Law, which will bring forward a duty of candour for public servants, during the next parliamentary session. The pledge for the Hillsborough Law will come in under the Public Office…...
Inside Housing - Home - Our new Access to Accommodation fund is small, but it is exploring new ways to provide housing for homeless people
2+ week, 6+ day ago (570+ words) Duncan Shrubsole explains why St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity has set up a new fund to support small housing projects for people experiencing homelessness, with the aim of opening up innovative ways to address the housing crisis Tackling homelessness requires urgency and…...
Liverpool mayor sets out plans for new development corporation, "2bn investment and more SAHP cash
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (759+ words) Liverpool City Region has launched a "2bn investment fund to help fast-track housebuilding, while setting out plans for a new mayoral development corporation. Steve Rotheram, the mayor of Liverpool City Region, announced yesterday that he has come to the MIPIM 2026 property…...
The Week in Housing: plans to unlock Section 106 and temporary accommodation capacity, plus new compensation guidance
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (620+ words) After a slew of government policy announcements in recent weeks, there were some interesting solutions proposed to two big issues in the sector. The first was on unsold Section 106 homes. JV North called for housing associations to be included in…...
Home - What will social housing face in the year ahead?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (775+ words) | My account | My library Charlie Proddow, head of social housing at Winckworth Sherwood, shares the six major challenges and opportunities registered providers will need to consider in the year ahead Social housing providers have faced considerable change in 2025 and will…...