‘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
Shelter
‘Outdated and grossly unfair’: Discrimination against benefits claimants in Hackney rental market called out
Local resident says prejudicial advertising for properties still going on despite being ruled unlawful earlier this month
Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre
Town Hall decision to not allocate grants ‘purely on merit’ questioned by scrutiny panel
‘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’
Leader – A winter’s tale
An emboldened community, more than paradoxical housing policy, will help in the fight against homelessness
Hackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis
Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter
Hackney among ten worst boroughs for homelessness, new report shows
Shelter launches urgent appeal after revealing one in 200 people in the UK are homeless
Diane Abbott MP: ‘The only real solution to the housing crisis’
The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington sets out what should be done to tackle homelessness and the lack of genuinely affordable housing
Residents facing fuel or food dilemma this Christmas
Choice between paying bills and buying groceries is the stark reality for lower income families in Hackney, claims charity
Families face monthly rent shortfall of £783 after benefit freeze, warns charity
Shelter report warns of Hackney ‘blackspot’ over government plans to freeze housing benefit until 2020
Shelter warns Right to Buy will force sale of over 2000 Hackney homes
Council’s housing chief slams extension as ‘absolute madness’ as reports emerge of GLA ring-fencing deal
How the council is tackling Hackney’s affordable housing crisis
Tenants in social housing to be given first refusal on shared ownership homes, says Councillor Philip Glanville
Housing crisis: ‘Hackney as bad as Kensington and Chelsea’
Borough ranked as one of the most unaffordable regions in London by charity Shelter
Renting unaffordable for Hackney families earning less than £61,000
With home ownership out of reach and rents rocketing, many couples are considering moving out
Mystery band Santa Belles releases charity single
Plus the Urban Missfits Christmas party, Saturday 11 December 2010, The Victoria E8