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Housing First – what's not to like?

By Ashley Horsey / March 15, 2017

Housing First is a fantastic model with a proven record of tackling homelessness. But can it work in the UK, where housing is in such desperately short supply?

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I, Ashley Horsey…

By Ashley Horsey / March 8, 2017

Ken Loach’s latest film is a powerful indictment of the system that crushes both the people it’s supposed to be helping, and those who work within it

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Interim evaluation of our NRPF project now online

By Rebecca Dillon / February 10, 2017

The interim evaluation report on our No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) project is now available to download.

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The shameful state of Britain’s housing for refugees

By Rebecca Dillon / February 2, 2017

“The way a government treats refugees is very instructive; it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.”

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Cold, wet, and homeless in January

By Rebecca Dillon / January 13, 2017

Our new Policy & Communications coordinator reflects on the hardships faced by rough sleepers in this most unforgiving of months

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Too poor to parent?

By Rebecca Dillon / December 6, 2016

Commonweal Housing launch new research project looking at housing options for separated parents Commonweal Housing today launch a new research project to examine the housing situation of separated parents whose children live with them part-time. The research will examine current housing options for low income separated parents and seek to provide an evidence base for…

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