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Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn

Safe housing is “too often out of reach” for private renters, who face a “complex and costly” redress system that is unfit for purpose, MPs have warned. Local authorities are constrained by a lack of support from central government, according to the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Host ’embarrassed’ as UK refugee scheme rejects teenage Ukrainian musician

A UK music teacher who has made arrangements to host an “extremely talented” young Ukrainian musician said she is “embarrassed” after being told she is ineligible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Deanne Campbell, 52, from Stocklinch in Somerset ...

26 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Buy-to-let landlords facing cladding bills ‘makes no sense’, ministers warned

Landlords have warned the Government that getting buy-to-let landlords to pay for cladding removal “makes no sense”. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has urged ministers to rectify the ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:26

£1.5bn levelling up pot to ‘breathe fresh life’ into disadvantaged areas

The Government has announced new plans to “breathe fresh life into disadvantaged communities” across England as part of its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper. Wolverhampton and Sheffield will be the first of 20 areas selected to ...

30 Jan 2022 at 01:25

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Eddie is 'Community Champion of the Year'

Local man, Eddie Breslin, has scooped the prestigious ‘Community Champion of the Year’ award at the glitzy Advancing Race Equality Awards 2022. The event, which was organised by the North West Migrants’ Forum (NWMF), took place in ...

17 Oct 2022 at 12:33

Sunak bows to pressure from Tory backbenchers to allow new onshore wind

Rishi Sunak has bowed to pressure from Tory backbenchers to allow new onshore wind farms by committing to consult on how local communities can consent to fresh projects. Under the proposals, planning permission would be dependent ...

06 Dec 2022 at 21:49

Government kick-starts local development funding to replace EU investment

The Government has approved councils’ plans to invest a new £2.6 billion development fund which replaces EU investment the UK no longer receives after Brexit. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has ...

05 Dec 2022 at 17:41

Homes for Ukraine ‘thank you’ payments to be raised after one year of hosting

Families who host Ukrainian refugees for more than a year are to receive increased payments in recognition of their ongoing support during the cost-of-living crisis, the Government has said. Hosts under the Homes for Ukraine ...

14 Dec 2022 at 15:04

Tory MP ‘not confident’ Government on track to end rough sleeping by 2024

A Conservative MP and leading campaigner on homelessness has warned the Government is not on track to end rough sleeping by 2024. Bob Blackman, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness, cited ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

New record high of 11,542 people recorded as homeless in Ireland

The increase in Ireland’s homelessness figures to a new record high of 11,542 people has been described as “deplorable”. It is the fifth consecutive month that the Government’s official homeless figures have reached a ...

06 Jan 2023 at 20:33

Government’s ‘faulty’ guidance allowed Grenfell Tower tragedy, Michael Gove says

“Faulty and ambiguous” Government guidance allowed the Grenfell Tower tragedy to occur, the Housing Secretary has acknowledged as he placed a new deadline on unsafe blocks. The fire at the residential tower block in ...

29 Jan 2023 at 02:25

Local News

Kilkenny homeless figure revealed as nation records all-time high of 11,542 people

There are 38 people recorded as being homeless in Kilkenny and 11,542 people recorded as homeless across the country, the Government’s latest figures show. It is the fifth consecutive month that official homeless ...

06 Jan 2023 at 15:33

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