Migrant women, children denied shelter in Libya’s battleground
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Migrant women and children trapped in the battle for control of Libya’s capital are being turned away from shelters, exposing them to airstrikes and sexual abuse, aid agencies said on Friday. About 140,000 migrants and refugees were estimated to live in Tripoli before heavy fighting broke out last month between opposition […]
Britain urged to build millions of social homes after Grenfell
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain needs to build 3.1 million new homes in the next 20 years to solve its housing crisis, a commission set up in the wake of London’s Grenfell Tower disaster said on Tuesday. The fire that killed at least 71 people in a social block in one of London’s most affluent areas […]
Sharp rise in deaths of homeless people in England and Wales, official data shows
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of people who died while homeless in England and Wales climbed nearly a quarter in five years, according to the first official data, which was published on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics, a government agency, said 597 homeless people died last year, a rise from 482 who died in 2013. […]
WOW! WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON, BRITAIN’S HOMELESS CROWDFUND THEIR WAY TO WORK
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a UK initiative to help the homeless into work…
Homelessness in Britain rises to one in 200, says charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation One in 200 people in Britain is now homeless, an increase of four per cent in less than a year despite government pledges to tackle the problem, the charity Shelter said on Thursday. A Shelter report blamed the rise on high rents, cuts to welfare payments and a dearth of affordable housing […]
Britain pledges to end rough sleeping by 2027
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s government pledged to end rough sleeping in England by 2027 on Monday, a target activists said could only be achieved by investing more in building affordable homes. Homelessness has more than doubled since 2010 in England, where more than 4,100 people now sleep rough, government figures show. On Monday the government […]
Thousands of British families homeless despite being in work
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than half of homeless families in Britain now have at least one adult in work after a sharp rise in the number of employed people unable to afford a secure home, a leading homelessness charity said on Monday. More than 33,000 working families do not have a stable place to live, […]
WOW!: SCOTTISH CAFE CHAIN BUILDS VILLAGE FOR THE HOMELESS
LEE MANNION, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how one cafe chain has built accommodation as part of efforts to help homeless people in Scotland…
One in 200 sleep rough in England as homeless soars – charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of homeless people in England has soared past 300,000, with one in 200 sleeping rough, a charity said on Wednesday, conceding the true figure is likely to be higher. Homelessness has risen by four per cent – an increase of 13,000 people – since last year, leaving many sleeping on […]