Housing Emergency

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures Big Issue12:28Temperature Records England

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised? Big Issue11:22Temperature Records England

Highland MSP urges Scottish Government to follow Spain’s lead in taking radical measures to tackle the housing crisis Inverness Courier, Scotland06:06Scottish Highlands Holyrood EU

Ban on Britons buying homes in Spain 'will not solve housing crisis' i News16:07Scottish Highlands Holyrood EU

Building used in hit TV show could be used for Croydon’s homelessness crisis This Is Local London00:41Croydon London

Peep Show ‘home’ earmarked for temporary accommodation flats London News Online11:02Croydon London

Gloucestershire Pension Fund invests £30m in Resonance’s homelessness property fund Impact Investor09:57Pension Funds Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire pension fund investment set to help hundreds out of temporary housing The Business Magazine05:06Pension Funds Gloucestershire

Glasgow clothing shop offers ‘new for old’ jacket scheme with Homeless Project Scotland Scottish Housing News07:45Glasgow Scotland

Fashion brand launches 'Jacket for Jacket' campaign to support homeless Glasgow Evening Times07:49Glasgow Scotland

Glasgow council facing 200 legal threats per month over homeless accommodation Glasgow Live16:46Glasgow Scotland

Council facing hundreds of legal threats per month over homeless accommodation STV22:09Glasgow Scotland

Council loses 156 landlord properties for homeless housing Property118.com00:07Landlords UK Property London

More than 200 households sent out of Watford for temporary accommodation Watford Observer20:13Landlords UK Property London

Apartments for $20,000 a month: residents scramble after wildfires deepen LA’s housing crisis Yahoo! UK & Ireland11:08UK Housing

Kind-hearted homelessness campaigner is now living on streets himself after wildfires burned… MailOnline19:51UK Housing

OSB Group accomplishes 7,000 volunteer hours for Depaul UK in 2024 Bridging and Commercial13:46Depaul UK OSB Group

OSB Group marks progress in partnership with Depaul UK Mortgage Introducer09:38Depaul UK OSB Group

Surge in homelessness in Southend strains council finances Yellow Advertiser06:23Southend-on-Sea Essex

Huge funding boost to tackle rising demand for temporary accommodation in Southend Echo News21:27Southend-on-Sea Essex

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In the last 4 hours

Council facing hundreds of legal threats per month over homeless accommodation STV22:09 22-Jan-25

In the last 6 hours

‘It’s not getting any better’- Award recognition for homelessness short film The Irish World21:03 22-Jan-25

City of Ottawa gets $10.5M to bring homeless in from the cold Yahoo! UK & Ireland20:08 22-Jan-25

In the last 8 hours

Call for Prince William to do more to help Cornish housing crisis The Falmouth Packet18:03 22-Jan-25

Yesterday

Glasgow council facing 200 legal threats per month over homeless accommodation Glasgow Live16:46 22-Jan-25

Prince William should do more to help housing crisis, council hears Cornwall Live16:40 22-Jan-25

How the Dickens are we going to fix the housing crisis? Architects Journal16:29 22-Jan-25

Social interventions could lead to major drop in national HIV incidence News-Medical.Net16:20 22-Jan-25

Scottish Labour-run council underspends housing budget by £9m despite 'emergency' The National, Scotland16:07 22-Jan-25

Council buys properties to help tackle homelessness Harborough District Council (Press Release)15:56 22-Jan-25

Scottish Housing Bill will destabilise the market and drive landlords out says Meghan Gallacher … Property118.com15:21 22-Jan-25

Fears over ‘unsustainable’ costs to house homeless in Warrington Warrington Guardian12:57 22-Jan-25

People Before Profit meeting in Coleraine to discuss housing crisis in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland World12:07 22-Jan-25

Apartments for $20,000 a month: residents scramble after wildfires deepen LA’s housing crisis Yahoo! UK & Ireland11:08 22-Jan-25

GMPF commits £100m to addressing UK housing crisis Impact Investor10:42 22-Jan-25

She's On The Money podcaster Victoria Devine issues apology to Aussies she called 'idiots' for… MailOnline10:16 22-Jan-25

Welsh council plans to increase number of housing waiting list bands under new allocation policy Inside Housing09:53 22-Jan-25

Dandara Scotland volunteers with Cyrenians Scottish Construction Now09:09 22-Jan-25

Housebuilder to support 1,000 jobs with new homes projects in major Scottish city The Scotsman09:05 22-Jan-25

Council to grow housing stock to tackle crisis BBC08:42 22-Jan-25

Housing to 2040 Strategic Board minutes: June 2024 The Scottish Government08:03 22-Jan-25

Housing to 2040 Strategic Board minutes: October 2024 The Scottish Government08:03 22-Jan-25

Housing to 2040 Strategic Board minutes: August 2024 The Scottish Government08:03 22-Jan-25

Foreigners in Spain facing a 100% tax on homes as the country battles a housing crisis The Week (UK)07:08 22-Jan-25

Bournemouth MP 'deeply concerned' by housing crisis in the town Greatest Hits Radio06:31 22-Jan-25

Stormont slammed for ‘half-hearted’ approach to ongoing homelessness crisis Belfast Telegraph06:30 22-Jan-25

Surge in homelessness in Southend strains council finances Yellow Advertiser06:23 22-Jan-25

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: 'You've got to hear their voices' Big Issue04:38 22-Jan-25

Mayor of West Midlands tackling region’s affordable homes shortage The Business Magazine01:10 22-Jan-25

Building used in hit TV show could be used for Croydon’s homelessness crisis This Is Local London00:41 22-Jan-25

In the last 7 days

Encampments here to stay in Saskatoon until housing crisis fixed, front-line workers say Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:05 21-Jan-25

Huge funding boost to tackle rising demand for temporary accommodation in Southend Echo News21:27 21-Jan-25

William vows to tackle 'cliff edge' of homelessness on charity visit Evening Standard18:11 21-Jan-25

New study shows Build-to-Rent construction slowing in London Business LDN (Press Release)17:55 21-Jan-25

Build-to-Rent construction slows in London, new analysis finds Business LDN (Press Release)17:44 21-Jan-25

Two evicted women tell their story: ‘The landlords had no empathy.’ The Conversation (UK)17:15 21-Jan-25

Ban on Britons buying homes in Spain 'will not solve housing crisis' i News16:07 21-Jan-25

Prince of Wales shadow boxes with young people experiencing homelessness Belfast Telegraph15:48 21-Jan-25

Call for National Trust to use its holiday units as homes Holsworthy Post13:01 21-Jan-25

For-profit providers address concern highlighted by NHF over ‘wholesale privatisation’ of sector idea Inside Housing11:41 21-Jan-25

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised? Big Issue11:22 21-Jan-25

Peep Show ‘home’ earmarked for temporary accommodation flats London News Online11:02 21-Jan-25

Funds could help tackle Borders housing emergency BBC10:49 21-Jan-25

Shelter Scotland responds to Glasgow City Council’s housing emergency action plan Shelter (The housing and homelessness charity) (Press Release)10:40 21-Jan-25

Action plan launched to tackle Glasgow’s housing emergency Scottish Housing News10:26 21-Jan-25

Providing a lifeline for families fleeing war and conflict Boston Borough Council (Press Release)10:04 21-Jan-25

Dandara Scotland volunteers with homelessness prevention charity Project Scotland09:51 21-Jan-25

Call for National Trust to use its holiday units as homes in Cornwall Greatest Hits Radio09:14 21-Jan-25

Government funding to help tackle rough sleeping and homelessness in Northumberland Northumberland Gazette09:07 21-Jan-25

Latest homelessness report sparks calls for investment in mental-health support Jersey Evening Post09:03 21-Jan-25

Homeless Nursing: Tackling the challenges of winter care Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (Press Release)07:41 21-Jan-25

Homelessness charity service faces closure after unexpected eviction Third Sector07:26 21-Jan-25

Perceptions of homelessness gathered in survey BBC06:35 21-Jan-25

Global services provider Sodexo celebrates success of Change Please Academy Public Sector Catering06:20 21-Jan-25

CIH response to the HCLG Committee’s inquiry on children in temporary accommodation The Chartered Institute of Housing00:00 21-Jan-25

Building from hit sitcom to help tackle Croydon housing crisis Evening Standard18:43 20-Jan-25

Rough sleeping in England: Causes and statistics The House of Commons Library blog17:16 20-Jan-25

Meet the charity stirring up change with every coffee brewed I Love Manchester15:49 20-Jan-25

Big rise as 3,007 Stokies hit by homelessness in one year Stoke-On-Trent Live15:03 20-Jan-25

Council Leader issues winter homelessness warning Lewes and Eastbourne Councils (Press Release)14:51 20-Jan-25

Museum of Homelessness serves as shelter during freezing weather Blooloop12:58 20-Jan-25

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures Big Issue12:28 20-Jan-25

Eastbourne Borough Council leader issues winter homelessness warning SussexWorld11:31 20-Jan-25

Homelessness crisis 'putting services at risk' BBC11:17 20-Jan-25

Rayner triples emergency support package for rough sleepers to £30m Inside Housing11:15 20-Jan-25

Consultation begins to gather people's views on new housing strategy for the Chichester District Chichester District Council (Press Release)10:26 20-Jan-25

REIT sells off £15 temporary accommodation block as part of wind-down strategy Inside Housing10:14 20-Jan-25

Two-thirds of councils fear collapse of housing budgets Colchester Borough Council (Press Release)09:48 20-Jan-25

Housing crisis squeezing people out of communities, warn Labrador advocates Yahoo! UK & Ireland09:47 20-Jan-25

PRS REIT highlights shortage of family homes in UK as completions rise London South East09:06 20-Jan-25

Planning and the housing emergency: delivery plan details: EIR release The Scottish Government08:17 20-Jan-25

Struggling Redbridge Council asked to pay more to help London councils tackle homelessness Yellow Advertiser08:08 20-Jan-25

Glasgow clothing shop offers ‘new for old’ jacket scheme with Homeless Project Scotland Scottish Housing News07:45 20-Jan-25

‘A vicious circle’: how the roof blew off Spain’s housing crisis Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:04 20-Jan-25

Gloucestershire pension fund investment set to help hundreds out of temporary housing The Business Magazine05:06 20-Jan-25

Support SME builders to address Scotland's housing crisis The Scotsman05:02 20-Jan-25

'Vital' plans to demolish factory and replace it with flats for the homeless take step forward Nottinghamshire Live04:27 20-Jan-25

Rough sleeping winter funding tripled to help people off the streets Belfast Telegraph00:15 20-Jan-25

Illegal children's homes being used by Nottingham City Council due to shortage of foster carers Nottinghamshire Live14:18 19-Jan-25

Local Reform UK chairman urges Westminster to 'take rural communities seriously' The Carlisle News & Star11:47 19-Jan-25

Council to discuss plans to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping The Carlisle News & Star11:47 19-Jan-25

Highland MSP urges Scottish Government to follow Spain’s lead in taking radical measures to tackle the housing crisis Inverness Courier, Scotland06:06 19-Jan-25

Last key handed over as 103 homes reach completion on East London affordable housing development Redbridge Council (Press Release)06:03 19-Jan-25

'If it wasn't for this place there would be a lot more deaths on the streets' St Helens Star, Cheshire14:22 18-Jan-25

West Lothian Council to increase service charge for people in temporary tenancies Daily Record13:33 18-Jan-25

New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work The Mirror13:09 18-Jan-25

Action to tackle empty homes problem in Borders endorsed amid housing emergency Peeblesshire News, Scotland13:03 18-Jan-25

Housing Coalitions of the Future Common Wealth09:06 18-Jan-25

In The Company Of: Harrogate Homeless Project's chief executive explains how the charity helps… Harrogate Advertiser08:01 18-Jan-25

Should National Trust make its holiday homes long-term lets in housing crisis? The Falmouth Packet07:57 18-Jan-25

Fashion brand launches 'Jacket for Jacket' campaign to support homeless Glasgow Evening Times07:49 18-Jan-25

Empty property figures ‘are not reliable to help tackle NI housing crisis’ Belfast Telegraph07:46 18-Jan-25

Croydon's famous Peep Show tower block to be brought back to life to help homeless families My London06:55 18-Jan-25

Prince of Wales to meet young people experiencing homelessness at London shelter The Irish News22:58 17-Jan-25

More than 200 households sent out of Watford for temporary accommodation Watford Observer20:13 17-Jan-25

Unionists slated for turning down SNP's 'ambitious' Edinburgh tourist tax plan The National, Scotland19:10 17-Jan-25

Edinburgh tourist tax approved 'in principal' as higher charge to tackle housing crisis rejected Edinburgh Live15:40 17-Jan-25

National Trust should use its holiday property as homes, Cornwall Council will hear Cornwall Live14:27 17-Jan-25

OSB Group accomplishes 7,000 volunteer hours for Depaul UK in 2024 Bridging and Commercial13:46 17-Jan-25

Correspondence regarding Fuel Insecurity Fund and Housing Emergency Debate: FOI release The Scottish Government13:28 17-Jan-25

Glasgow clothing shop offers 'new for old' jacket scheme to help homeless this winter Glasgow Live12:46 17-Jan-25

“Brutal cycle”: no social housing available in whole of Edinburgh as crisis worsens Third Force News12:09 17-Jan-25

Latics charity sleepout to support homeless The Oldham Times11:03 17-Jan-25

New home urgently sought for Edinburgh’s Streetreads Library Scottish Housing News10:18 17-Jan-25

Gloucestershire Pension Fund invests £30m in Resonance’s homelessness property fund Impact Investor09:57 17-Jan-25

Rough sleeping in town increases by 45% in past year Lynn News09:28 17-Jan-25

Museum of Homelessness pilots emergency shelter during severe cold weather Museums Association09:17 17-Jan-25

Asylum seekers and homelessness in Scotland: FOI release The Scottish Government09:13 17-Jan-25

Inverclyde unveils new model of care and support for homelessness Scottish Housing News08:05 17-Jan-25

Number of people rough sleeping rising in Norfolk town as new £750k project begins Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk07:04 17-Jan-25

Families to be helped out of temporary housing BBC06:38 17-Jan-25

Essex mum left 'depressed and struggling' after months of temporary accommodation hotel stays Essex Live05:30 17-Jan-25

How are churches addressing the cost of living crisis? Church Times00:49 17-Jan-25

Filmmaker behind homelessness documentary lost home to California fire Yahoo! UK & Ireland22:15 16-Jan-25

Thousands more social homes to be built in the Midlands under new Mayor plan ITV18:46 16-Jan-25

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About our UK Housing Emergency news

Latest news on the UK Housing Emergency, covering the latest insights and updates on affordable housing and the ongoing housing crisis.

The UK housing emergency is a situation where millions of people are denied a safe, stable and affordable home. According to Shelter, a charity that campaigns for better housing, 17.5 million adults in Britain (34%) are impacted by the housing emergency, and an alarming 3.2 million adults wouldn't have enough in savings to pay their rent for more than a month if they lost their job.

The main causes of the housing emergency are:

The lack of social housing: With a recorded 76% of social renters saying without their social home they wouldn’t be able to afford to live in their local area, the decline in social homes has become critical.
The rising cost of rent: With official government data showing private rents at a record high and 55% of private renters having had their rent put up in the last year, the cost of rent in the UK is making it increasingly difficult for low-income individuals.
The lack of support for renters: 2.1 million tenants (37%) are now struggling or behind with their rent due to the increase in payments, and renters in the UK have few rights, making them more vulnerable to exploitation by landlords and easy eviction.

Shelter's latest research reveals some of the worst figures since before the pandemic, with 2.2 million renters (34%) immediately unable to pay their rent from their savings if they lost their jobs. The situation is precarious, with thousands of renters one paycheque away from losing their home, leading to a spectre of homelessness.

Shelter argues that the only sustainable, long-term alternative to expensive, unstable private renting is to build more social homes, offering long-term secure tenancies with rents set at local incomes. The benefits of social housing to local communities are significant, with 67% of social renters saying where they live feels like a safe, stable, and secure home, and 53% saying living in a social home enables them to stay close to family and friends.

NewsNow's UK Housing Emergency section is dedicated to providing comprehensive and timely information on the housing situation in the United Kingdom. Our in-depth coverage spans a range of pressing topics, including the availability and accessibility of affordable housing, current policies aimed at addressing the housing crisis, trends in housing prices, homelessness issues, governmental and non-governmental initiatives to provide emergency housing, and analyses of the underlying social and economic factors contributing to the housing emergency in the UK.

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