‘We are still human’: Local homeless households speak out over living conditions
Issues with washing facilities, wi-fi and a lack of support raised in joint report by Shelter, Healthwatch and NHS Community Voice
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Government urged not to miss ‘once in a generation’ chance to end rough sleeping
The council is looking at how to continue support for the 150 people it has placed in emergency housing during the pandemic
Dalston homeless hostel for over 600 people given go-ahead despite councillors’ concerns
Local representatives warn plans ‘perpetuate the myth that this housing is temporary’ and call for more permanent homes to be built
Community mourns the death of homeless man in Stoke Newington bus stop
Hackney Mayor announces review into tragedy as crowdfunder set up for memorial
Town Hall to ‘reluctantly’ continue rehousing homeless families hundreds of miles away
Relocation plans for pregnant mum at centre of Move-On Team revelations withdrawn by Town Hall
Homeless men evicted from Mare Street tents by council enforcement team
Police called as men are forced out for ‘obstructing the highway’
Independent candidate Vernon Williams would build 500 homeless chalets on parks as Hackney Mayor
‘People are basically being treated as disposable peasants’
‘We’ve got the homeless of Hackney sick of sourdough!’: Volunteer project dishes up weekly meals for the needy
A spin-off from a project born in the Calais Jungle, Refugee Community Kitchen sets up shop every Thursday outside Hackney Central Library
Free concert organised by Speaker to raise money for the borough’s homeless and migrants
Choirs, rock musicians and a Turkish saz ensemble among those coming together for ‘Hackney in Harmony’ at St John of Jerusalem Church on 6 May
Cut Festival – The Art of Barbering takes place this weekend across East London
The festival partners with Crisis to offer free, world-class haircuts for homeless communities, as well as nine days of art, music and, of course, barbering
Leader – Waking up to the problem of rough sleeping
Council plan to reduce rough sleeping numbers to zero is a noble aspiration in the face of rising homelessness in the borough
Rough sleepers penalised via council loophole, group claims
CPNs stop antisocial activity as part of outreach work, Town Hall insists
People passed from pillar to post
Council resources are stretched like never before – but this is exacerbated by a “not my problem” mentality that pervades all of our society
Council shame: young family left to sleep on the streets
Mother and four children under 10 unceremoniously removed from the Hackney Service Centre on a cold March evening
Stik draws cash to help credit homeless Hackney residents
Residents of St Mungo’s hostel in Mare Street can now earn ‘credits’ by volunteering in the community
Half of all homeless struggle to read, says St Mungo’s Broadway
Mare Street hostel organises Action Week of workshops to help homeless rebuild their lives away from the streets