Government Urged To Remove ‘Last Barriers’ Preventing Councils From Housing Homeless

Homelessness charities have written to the government urging the removal of the remaining barriers preventing people who are homeless from getting access to the self-contained accommodation they need. The charities state that over the course of the week, they have heard repeated examples of councils denying help to people on the basis of them not having a local connection to the area or that they have no recourse to public funds – meaning they are not eligible for government assistance. Read more on 24housing.

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