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.
Motor neurone disease patients in England die waiting for home adaptations,
campaigners say
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Charity finds grants for crucial alterations take average 375 days, with
many MND patients dying in this time
People with motor neurone disease (MND) are...
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