Covid Rules Keeping Homeless Off Streets Must Be Extended

The Labour and Conservative mayors of Greater Manchester and the West Midlands have called on the government to guarantee that everyone who is homeless gets temporary accommodation over the next 12 months, regardless of their immigration status. Andy Burnham and Andy Street said the UK needed a reset of homelessness policy and emergency homelessness legislation should provide safe accommodation throughout the outbreak. It comes as winter approaches and fears of a second wave of coronavirus have been raised. Figures show some 20,000 households in England have been made homeless during the pandemic. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/aug/26/english-city-mayors-covid-rules-keeping-homeless-off-streets-extended-great-manchester-west-midlands