UK Homelessness

As the government's exam algorithm comes under scrutiny, here's the other data that's faced criticism – from homelessness figures to much-publicised testing targets.
Labour welcomes "eleventh hour U-turn" but charities say moratorium should last six month so renters can "get back on their feet".
Fears of a “homelessness crisis” with up to a quarter of a million people at risk when ban expires on August 23.
The public is being urged to donate their old smartphones to help keep homeless people connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
Given the success of getting rough sleepers off the streets during the pandemic, why is government funding going to stop? Lauren Crosby Medlicott writes.
Until now, private tenants have been protected from homelessness by a ban on evictions throughout the coronavirus crisis. That all changes on August 23.
Charities have warned the coronavirus pandemic has made homeless people even more vulnerable in the extreme weather.
The government has vowed to "protect renters", but landlords have continued to dish out Section 21 notices.
"Nobody should be at risk of catching Covid-19 on the street," charities say as new figures reveal tragic toll.
There are fears for thousands of rough sleepers with no recourse to public funds who were housed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.