Monday, 16 March 2015

Charities Call For Review of Homelessness Help

Charities have written to party leaders calling for them to review the help given to single homeless people. The letter, signed by the chief executives of five homelessness charities and umbrella group Homeless Link, calls on the party leaders to treat the review as a ‘priority’, saying single homeless people often receive insufficient support. Under current laws, single homeless people are only entitled to support if they are judged to be in priority need. This, say the charities is leading to homeless people being turned away by councils without receiving support. Read more on Inside Housing.

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