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  • Voluntary sector funding announced to help tackle rough sleeping

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed publication of the first set of rough sleeping figures since he overhauled the way counts are…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reports from research commissioned by the previous administration

    Today the Government is publishing the first group of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to Guardian article about Supporting People funding

    The Government is protecting the homeless from council cuts By suggesting that reductions in council budgets will “wreak devastation on the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Protecting vulnerable people and rough sleepers: ministerial letter to Baroness Eaton

    Letter from the Housing Minister to Baroness Eaton about protecting vulnerable people and rough sleepers

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help for older tenants wanting to move

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today offered older tenants struggling to manage and heat their large family homes a dedicated officer to …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps praises help for rough sleepers over Christmas

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps praises the army of volunteers who are opening the doors to people sleeping rough over the festive period.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 2

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Grant Shapps announces package of measures to protect the vulnerable

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today outlined how the most vulnerable in society will be protected as the Government takes steps to tackle the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 16 areas get 'community budgets' to help the vulnerable

    Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Spending Review: settlement for housing

    Ministerial letter setting out government spending on housing

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National rough sleeping conference

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Good morning and thank you to Jenny (Edwards - CEO of Homeless Link) for…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government is tackling homelessness to stop the revolving door of reoffending

    The Government has today outlined plans to stop the revolving door that brings ex-offenders back into prison, and instead help them into stable…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New review shows coalfields communities need local approach

    Local Councils should have a central role to play in the next phase of coalfields regeneration according to a new report welcomed by Housing…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stop hindering help for the homeless with bureaucracy

    Grant Shapps hears from people on the frontline in the fight against homelessness.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Housing Federation annual conference 2010

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction Thank you, Matthew. When I came last year I made sure we …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local experts to map true scale of rough sleeping

    Changing the way rough sleeping is monitored across the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Safe rooms help stop domestic violence victims becoming homeless

    New research and statistics published today show that whilst domestic violence is one the major reasons families become homeless, protection…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New estimates offer truer picture of street sleeping

    New additional estimates published today show that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets could be more than treble the official…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps to overhaul rough sleeper counts

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced that the numbers of rough sleepers have hit an 11-year low - but that he is reviewing the …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rough sleeping hits 11-year low

    The numbers of rough sleepers in England has hit an 11-year low, according to figures published today (15 July 2010).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government