Hackney Winter Night Shelter secures temporary home to support rough sleepers
Long-running charity offered premises by local housing association, quelling fears that it would not be able to open this year
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Hackney Winter Night Shelter seeks permanent home to support rough sleepers
Homelessness charity urges anyone with an empty property suitable for up to 15 people to get in touch
Town Hall commits to keeping all rough sleepers in emergency housing off the streets
The council has housed over 170 people since the start of lockdown
Town Hall unveils new master plan to help ‘end rough sleeping’
Priorities include closer working with the NHS and housing services, as well as focused employment support for European nationals
Local stars turn out for Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraising gig
Tom Odell and Josie Lawrence among musicians who have helped raise over £10,000 for ‘vital’ homelessness charity
London Renters Union slams Town Hall for ‘vindictive conduct’ towards Marian Court resident
Local MP Meg Hillier dragged into long-running row after council uses email written in support of her constituent Shahbana Bibi to withdraw its duty to find the mother-of-four a home
Another single mum given days to choose between Stoke-on-Trent or homelessness
Council’s Move On Team present abuse survivor with relocation hundreds of miles away as supporters warn move could ‘reverse’ her recovery
Leader – What will it take?
The death of any homeless person is a stain on those with real power to do something – not just the ones that happen so publicly
Lawyers hit out at council’s reliance on controversial medical reports in housing cases
Court documents reveal lack of face-to-face assessments carried out by NowMedical
Empty homes crackdown as Town Hall doubles tax for absent owners
More than 400 properties currently qualify for the hike, which could raise an extra £200k a year
Contactless donation points to help the homeless launch in Hackney
Three terminals have already been installed, with more to be introduced across the borough
Homelessness charity launches winter campaign with video shot by Hackney filmmaker
Rob Newman’s film shows how finding a home is often just the first step on the road to recovery
Leader – Home for Christmas
Amid a housing crisis, the pressure on local charities is growing – now they need your help more than ever
Hackney Winter Night Shelter calls for volunteers to help run seasonal service for homeless people
‘The Shelter runs on togetherness. The people of Hackney coming together to help the people of Hackney’
‘A chance to recalibrate’: Street art legend Ben Eine on his ‘reflective’ new solo show in Whitechapel
Eine, whose signature New Circus lettering can be found all over east London, says a move into sculpture has been ‘challenging’
Stik sculpture fetches staggering £150k for homelessness charity
The renowned street artist’s plywood figure sold for ten times its guide price at auction last month