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A homelessness charity has called on the UK Government to give rough sleepers priority access to Covid-19 vaccines amid new research examining health and homelessness during the pandemic.

Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, has sparked rage after suggesting that people experiencing homelessness would be able to save up a £5,000 deposit to buy a share of a newly build affordable home in the city. If elected in April, Mr Bailey has promised to use his &poun

People experiencing homelessness in England are facing the new lockdown without a return of the “Everyone In” housing policy, which helped house 15,000 people at the beginning of the pandemic. Although restrictions have already been ramped up, the policy, which has continued in skeleton

Six previously homeless veterans have completed a self-build scheme of 19 affordable homes in Leominster, Herefordshire. The aim of the scheme, which is a collaboration between veterans’ charity Alabaré Community Self Build (Veterans) scheme and housing association Stonewater, was to en

Housing problems can affect health outcomes and have put residents at specific risk during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has warned. Research from the Health Foundation found that one in three households (32% or 7.6 million) in England had at least one major housing problem relating to

BoKlok UK, the sustainable, quality low-cost home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced a new innovative joint venture with affordable housing provider VIVID to deliver modular homes.

Liverpool-based housing association Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard that the affected employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), whilst working at vario

The UK Government has pledged to support local authorities in England with additional funding to prevent vulnerable people becoming homeless, amid new figures that the number of children living in temporary accommodation has risen by more than 75% since the Conservatives came to power in 2

An English housing association misled a black tenant regarding the anti-social behaviour record of her neighbours and failed to support her when she was racially harassed and had to flee her home, a judge has ruled.

A new social housing charter has been launched in England which sets out reforms that aim to speed up the complaints procedure for residents and make landlords more accountable.

Spiralling council housing waiting lists in England could be set to nearly double to two million households next year as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, a new report has estimated. 

A woman who argued it was unlawful to distinguish between Statutory Maternity Pay and state Maternity Allowance when calculating how much a person should receive in Universal Credit has failed in her claim before an English court.

One of London’s largest housing associations is to undertake a comprehensive safety review across a six-block residential development following expert advice that the construction of the buildings may be putting around 1,000 residents at risk.

A woman who was unable to obtain social housing because she was not a member of the Orthodox Jewish community has failed in her appeal to the Supreme Court, made on the basis she suffered unlawful direct discrimination on grounds of race or religion or ethnic origin.

Affordable homes are planned for what would be the world’s first pure octagonal residential building.