Veterans: Access to housing
This briefing provides an overview of the housing support available to veterans across the UK.
Statutory homelessness (England): The legal framework and performance
An overview of the legal framework for statutory homelessness support in England and how local authorities are delivering these duties. The briefing also summarises official homelessness statistics.
Statutory homelessness (England): Causes and government policy
Outlines the main drivers of homelessness and summarises the UK Government’s approach to tackling homelessness in England, including stakeholder views and comment.
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Research Briefing
Mortgage arrears and repossessions in England
An overview of current and past approaches to helping homeowners with mortgage debt, including information on trends in arrears and repossessions.
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Research Briefing
Rough sleeping (England)
This paper provides information on the number of rough sleepers in England and policies aimed at meeting the Government’s target of ending rough sleeping by 2024.
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Research Briefing
Households in temporary accommodation (England)
This paper provides data on homeless households in temporary accommodation in England and outlines initiatives and issues associated with the use of temporary accommodation.
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Research Briefing
Rough Sleepers: Enforcement Powers (England)
This briefing paper discusses the use of enforcement powers under the Vagrancy Act 1824 and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 in relation to rough sleepers.
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Research Briefing
Housing First: tackling homelessness for those with complex needs
Housing First (HF) is a homelessness intervention strategy, aimed at people with multiple and complex needs, particularly rough sleepers. It provides access to permanent housing as a starting point to help tackle their non-housing needs as well. HF is often contrasted with “linear”, “stairway” and “treatment first” schemes, which proponents argue can result in high rates of attrition and a lack of appropriate service support due to the need for users to meet certain requirements before moving into stable independent housing.
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Research Briefing
Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy (England)
This paper considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless.
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Research Briefing
Rough sleepers: access to services and support (England)
Rough sleepers are one of the most vulnerable groups in society, many with high levels of complex and interrelated needs. This paper provides an overview of the support and services - including accommodation, health, welfare, training, employment and voter registration - that are available for rough sleepers in England, and the challenges rough sleepers can face in accessing them.
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Research Briefing
Comparison of homelessness duties in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
A comparison of the legal frameworks for assisting homeless people in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. In this devolved policy area, divergent approaches are emerging from the four nations.
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Research Briefing
Housing support for ex-offenders (England and Wales)
Finding accommodation when leaving prison can be difficult. This note outlines the support available to people leaving prison and the relevant duties of local authorities. It also considers how a prison sentence affects a person's ability to receive Housing Benefit.
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Research Briefing
The Rough Sleepers Initiative (RSI) 1990-99
This note provides background to the Rough Sleepers Initiative (RSI) and an assessment of its impact in England between 1990 and 1999.
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Research Briefing
Mortgage repossessions: tenants’ rights (England and Wales)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper summarises the options available to tenants when they discover that their landlord has defaulted on the mortgage payments.