Homelessness: Written Evidence, Volume 2This publication sets out a range of written evidence made in response to the Committee's inquiry into homelessness including housing needs and adequacy of available accommodation, public investment levels, social housing allocation, service co-ordination between housing and non-housing services, implementation of the Homelessness Act 2002, and housing for key workers. Contributions include memoranda from Shelter, Crisis, the Salvation Army, the Housing Corporation, Thames Reach Bondway and other providers of homelessness services, the Greater London Authority and a wide range of local government councils. |
Contents
Section 1 | 36 |
Section 2 | 48 |
Section 3 | 56 |
Section 4 | 63 |
Section 5 | 64 |
Section 6 | 77 |
Section 7 | 111 |
Section 8 | 111 |
Section 10 | 111 |
Section 11 | 111 |
Section 12 | 114 |
Section 13 | 120 |
Section 14 | 147 |
Section 15 | 150 |
Section 16 | 199 |
Section 9 | 114 |
Common terms and phrases
affordable housing agencies allocation areas assessment assistance assured shorthold tenancies authorities becoming homeless bed and breakfast borough client group Council HOM Daventry Daventry District domestic violence drug ensure eviction floating support Foyer funding Gateshead Harrow homeless applicants homeless families homeless households Homelessness Act 2002 homelessness prevention homelessness services homelessness strategies hostels Housing Act 1996 Housing Advice Service housing association housing benefit HOUSING FOR HOMELESS Housing Justice housing need impact implementation increase intentionally homeless INVESTMENT IN HOUSING issues key workers Lewisham living London move needs of homeless number of homeless ODPM offenders permanent accommodation prevent homelessness priority need prison private rented sector programme properties PROVISION FOR HOMELESS reduce rehousing rent arrears rent deposit schemes response rough sleepers single homeless sleeping rough social housing support needs support services supported housing tackling homelessness temporary accommodation tenancy voluntary sector vulnerable young youth homelessness