Step Forward has stepped up to bring the housing plight
of ex-services personnel to attention. Working alongside First Ark, a social
enterprise and social investment company based in the North West, Step Forward
Housing have agreed to purchase homes in Tytherington, Cheshire. The
organisation will then make them available to armed forces/ ex-armed forces
personnel, as well as emergency workers such as the fire and ambulance
services, members of the police and NHS staff. By working alongside First Ark
and drawing on their expertise, Step Forward Housing plan on making 200 homes
available for shared ownership and rental this year, a figure set to increase
year upon year. Read more on 24housing.
Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway
success – and recent failures?
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The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland
dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked
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