homelessness
Positive stories, useful developments and people making a difference in homelessness.
£47m fund will back community organisations working to prevent homelessness
A new England-wide fund will support voluntary, community and faith organisations providing practical help to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
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East Midlands councils and charities get new funding to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire councils will receive £3.6m, with more than £10m set aside for regional work in 2027/28 and 2028/29.
Reading’s contactless homelessness donations pass £7,400 and will continue until 2029
Tap for Reading has raised more than £7,400 and directly supported over 50 people, prompting the contactless donation scheme to be extended for at least three years.
Twenty fundraisers abseil 100 metres down Spinnaker Tower and raise more than £14,700
Twenty supporters took on a 100-metre descent down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, raising more than £14,700 for Trinity Winchester’s homelessness services.
Volunteers help Derbyshire homelessness project grow its garden and support space
A team from Places for People’s Thrive training centre has spent a day improving Derventio Housing Trust’s Growing Lives project in Ilkeston.
Edinburgh housing progress moves more than 350 households into settled homes
Edinburgh is ending a temporary suspension of its normal housing allocations after progress in moving families out of unsuitable temporary accommodation.