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18 January, 2013

Rent arrears at highest level since January last year

£326m in rent either late or unpaid, up from £241m in November, according to Guardian report.

18 January, 2013

Government announces next round of £20m Homelessness Transition Fund

23 charities to receive their share of £3.6m for work expanding the 'No Second Night Out' principle.

17 January, 2013

Good housing improves health and saves thousands in care costs, says National Housing Federation

New report considers how people’s lives have changed when housing associations and their support workers are involved in aftercare decisions with councils and local hospitals.

17 January, 2013

Projects and Beds report, November 2012

Homeless Link publishes an analysis of data from Homeless UK that provides an update on the number of homelessness projects and provision of beds for homeless people in England.

17 January, 2013

New regulations in relation to housing in Scotland

New regulations make provision including in relation to replacing Owner Occupation grants with provision for Partnership Support for Regeneration grants.

17 January, 2013

New plans to solve housing disputes in Scotland

Scottish Government launches housing panel consultation that will look at ways to prevent disputes from arising between landlords and tenants in the private and social rented sectors.

17 January, 2013

Housing costs cause stress and depression for millions, says Shelter

Shelter publishes YouGov survey that shows that almost one in three adults, equivalent to 15 million people, say housing costs are causing stress and depression in their family.

17 January, 2013

16 January, 2013

Assessing current and future housing and support options for older LGB people

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report looks at the how the choice of housing and support for older lesbian, gay and bisexual people is perceived, and how it could support these people to have a better life.

15 January, 2013

Widening choices for older people with high support needs

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report examines the experiences of older people with high support needs involved in support based on mutuality and reciprocity.

15 January, 2013

Fall in homelessness in Scotland

Scottish Government publishes statistics that show that there were 10,269 applications for homelessness assistance between July and September 2012 – down 13 per cent from 11,604 in the same period the previous year.

15 January, 2013

Recent developments in housing law

November and December updates, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.

14 January, 2013

Housing law update

Issue 295 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

11 January, 2013

Plans to cut local funding of housing support services ‘will damage lives and communities’

New report from Homeless Link explores the impact of funding changes on local authorities, services and the people they support, in seven communities in England.

10 January, 2013

New funding to house thousands of homeless people

Crisis announces that the Private Rented Sector Access Development Programme, which has helped almost 4,000 single homeless people into private rented accommodation since 2010 will be expanded with funding for 23 additional schemes.

10 January, 2013

Consultation on security of tenure rights for Gypsies and Travellers in Wales

The Welsh Government launches consultation with proposals providing the same level of security of tenure for Gypsies and Travellers as other Welsh residents of Mobile Home Parks.

9 January, 2013

Up to 59 per cent of a typical London family’s income is spent on rents, says Shelter

Private rents cost more than 50 per cent of a family's monthly earnings in 23 out of the capital's 33 boroughs, reports bbc.co.uk.

9 January, 2013

NI Housing Executive to be abolished

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is to be closed in major re-structuring move by the Department of Social Development, reports bbc.co.uk.

9 January, 2013

Repossession activity statistics

Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics that include information on mortgage arrears, repossessions, court actions and orders, and the Mortgage Rescue Scheme.