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Sarah Sze’s ‘Metronome’ is about quiet contemplation, not just the clicks

Sarah Sze’s new site-specific installation, in collaboration with Artangel, transforms a former station Waiting Room in south London into a cavern of cinematic wonder

Wallpaper

What are no-fault evictions? Ban may not be introduced until after election

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the protection for tenants may not become law this side of the general election

Evening Standard

Families stuck in temporary accommodation tops 100,000 for first time in nearly 20 years

Charities said the bleak milestone showed the homelessness system was 'on its knees' while Labour described it as a 'moment of shame' for the Tories

Daily Mirror

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'My whole mindset was being a thief. A prison officer's joke changed everything'

Karl Smith was in and out of jail for decades for burglary, theft and drugs

Manchester Evening News

Not-for-profit lettings agency will help ease ‘chronic lack’ of affordable homes

Lloyds Banking Group said fundraising will support Crisis to develop and launch a new not-for-profit lettings agency.

The Independent UK

Thousands of homeless people arrested under archaic Vagrancy Act

Campaigners’ anger as 1,173 held despite ministers’ pledge to scrap legislation

The Guardian - UK

Ministers warned not to create loopholes for rogue landlords in new renter rules

Campaigners fear the new, rapid timescales for evicting ‘nuisance’ tenants will be used as a ‘backdoor’ by rogue landlords

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One in 12 Scottish people experience homelessness as charity warns more must be done

A report from homeless charity Crisis warned one in 12 Scottish people are at risk of homelessness, adding that interventions must be made at an ‘earlier stage’.

Edinburgh Live

Rough sleeping in England rises for first time in half a decade

Cost of living crisis helps push more people on to the streets in blow to government promise to end rough sleeping

The Guardian - UK

Over 3,000 people estimated to be sleeping rough as numbers rocket in cost of living crisis

The grim estimates from 2022 published by the Government show a 74% increase since 2010 when the snapshot was introduced. It also shows the first increase since a peak in 2017

Daily Mirror

Hipsters mocked as charity shop sells £10 jacket covered in chewing gum

People have been commenting on the 'mint condition' coat, saying it should be sold on Gumtree

Wales Online

Rogue UK landlords using ‘ghost tenants’ to con taxpayers out of millions

Gangs among those buying up cheap houses and claiming housing benefit for vulnerable people who do not live there, police say

The Guardian - UK

Rental evictions in England and Wales surge by 98% in a year

Homeless charity Crisis say rise in repossessions shows ‘devastating impact’ of the cost of living crisis on renters

The Guardian - UK

Landlord repossessions almost doubled at end of 2022, charity says

Matt Downie of Crisis said the Government ‘cannot continue to look the other way’ as more people are forced into homelessness.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We owe our landlord £1m in rent – but they’ve left us with substandard homes’

Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes, including rising interest rates and sceptical investors

Chronicle Live

North East Specsavers stores work with Crisis to offer free eye health services to the homeless in the region

Staff from the national optician chain are donating their time to give people an eye test and free glasses

The Guardian - UK

Big Issue was pushed to brink by pandemic, says founder

John Bird also calling on government to curb surge in homelessness by preventing eviction of tenants who cannot pay their rent

Wales Online

Half of people paying rent or mortgage fear they can't afford it this year

“The cost-of-living crisis risks reversing several years of progress in reducing homelessness”

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Daily Mirror

Families face ending up on the streets as 75,000 single parents at risk of eviction

Rents, rising energy and food prices and a shortage of accommodation are driving the crisis – which experts fear will get worse in 2023. Almost a million low-income households fear being evicted soon

The Independent UK

Hundreds of rough sleepers to spend Christmas in hotels across London

The charity Crisis has opened its Christmas services, with at least 450 rough sleepers given beds in three hotels across London for over two weeks.

Daily Mirror

More than 120,000 children face homelessness this Christmas with thousands in B&Bs

Labour have slammed the Tories after the 'shameful' revelation that more than 120,000 children will be without a permanent home - and the number could rise next year

The Independent UK

Homelessness, hunger and heating: How to help someone struggling this winter

The cost of living crisis has impacted many people across the UK – but help is out there

The National (Scotland)

Risk of homelessness spike as charity accuses UK Government of failing the poorest

CRISIS UK are urging the UK Government to commit to increasing housing benefit, so it covers the true cost

Evening Standard

Giant hyper-real sculpture of a person experiencing homelessness unveiled at King’s Cross Station

The 2.5-tonne sculpture took artist Sophie de Oliveira Barata 10 weeks to create

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m making a difference’: how the volunteers at a homelessness charity are helping people to change their lives

For Crisis at Christmas volunteers, there’s one goal: to support someone to improve their life. And each year, they work tirelessly over the festive season to give support to the people who need it most

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