Charities slam Rishi Sunak over crackdown on ‘nuisance beggars’
‘It cannot be understated how traumatic, dangerous and dehumanising life on the streets is’
‘It cannot be understated how traumatic, dangerous and dehumanising life on the streets is’
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
Rough sleeping has increased by 74% since the Tories took office in 2010
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Homelessness has become an ever-increasing problem since the Conservatives gained power in 2010, with the loss of a private tenancy being one of the main causes of homelessness in England.
‘The government must do more to protect those who need it, such as the 1.5 million who are on low-incomes and on pension credit.’
“The cost of not acting now is too great, as we stand on the precipice of a new emergency.”
A new charity report sheds light on out of area placements
‘Liz Truss is talking about tax cuts that will help low-income households to the tune of £1 a week and yet it would help a household like mine to the tune of £30 a week. It’s simply not right.’
“They want to conceal the consequences of their failing economic policies.”