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Care leavers and housing: what can be done?
Stephen Hulme, Development Manager at young people's charity Break, highlights the housing challenges facing young care leavers and summarises their Commonweal-supported feasibility study, which explores how a tenancy switch model could help this group secure stable, long-term housing.
Oct 22


Commonweal supports Slavery and Trafficking Survivor Care Standards
Commonweal is pleased to have supported The Human Trafficking Foundation's work updating the Slavery and Trafficking Survivors Care Standards, which aim to provide consistent, quality care for adult trafficking survivors across the UK.
Oct 16


Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how
Amidst the fury and debate about asylum hotels and the refugee framework in general, discussion about cascading refugee homelessness has struggled to break through
Oct 14


Freedom2Work: Addressing the revolving door of homelessness and worklessness
Helen Watson, Chief Executive of homelessness charity Rentstart (UK) Ltd, recounts the story of creating Freedom2Work (2016 – 2021), an innovative project helping homeless individuals overcome barriers to employment.
Aug 14


Examining the representations of homeless people in charity advertising
Emma Bull, a University of Birmingham Social Policy graduate, shares key findings from her research exploring the representations of homeless people in charity advertising.
Jul 30
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