London Free Press4h
City council approves pared-down plan for new homeless shelter spaces
When endorsed by a council committee earlier this month, Ark Aid’s contract promised 92 shelter spaces, with 70 at the Cronyn ...
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Nonprofit leader sleeps on UK streets for 10 nights to help homeless women: 'It's been awful'
As the founder of U.K. nonprofit The Esther Project, Lianne Kirkman’s work to provide refuge, recovery, and rehabilitation to ...
She feared she'd be homeless after abusive ex was jailed. Here's how she won her eviction case
Chantelle Edgar was terrified she'd have to live in a tent with her two-year-old daughter after her ex-boyfriend was jailed ...
London Councils9h
Spending Review must help boroughs ‘survive and thrive’ to unleash London’s growth potential
“After years of permacrisis in council finances, the Spending Review is a vital opportunity to turn things around and deliver ...
People living on London's streets rises by 26%
The number of people rough sleeping in London at the end of 2024 was 5% higher than a year earlier, according to the Combined ...
London's rough sleeping crisis deepens with new record high
The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit yet a new record high for the time of year, according to the ...
London Evening Standard5d
Hundreds to walk through central London at night to raise awareness of homelessness crisis
Hundreds of Londoners will walk through central London at night to help support charities on the frontline of homelessness in the capital. A group of around 500 walkers will leave Trafalgar Square ...
Daily Mail12d
Homeless numbers in London in run up to Christmas increased by more than a quarter on same period the year before, figures show
The figures were today branded 'incredibly concerning' by a leading homelessness charity, and raise fresh questions about the Mayor of London's approach to tackling homelessness. Sir Sadiq Khan ...
londonlovesbusiness.com8d
London councils warn ‘hard times still here’ amid £500m funding shortfall
Discover the funding challenges faced by London boroughs: a £500m gap and the need for Exceptional Financial Support. Learn ...
Conn College forum explores how social standing can bar access to basic freedoms
A panel of local community leaders met Monday on the Connecticut College campus to discuss how entrenched policies and institutional biases can prevent marginalized residents from attaining even basic ...
Yahoo News UK5d
Hundreds to walk through central London at night to raise awareness of homelessness crisis
Hundreds of Londoners will walk through central London at night to help support charities on the frontline of homelessness in the capital. A group of around 500 walkers will leave Trafalgar Square and ...
BBC12d
People living on London's streets rises by 26%
The number of people rough sleeping in London at the end of 2024 was 5% higher than a year earlier, according to the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain). Between October and ...