{"id":139327,"date":"2018-06-11T03:22:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T03:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/homelessness-could-end-in-a-decade-says-charity-crisis\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T03:22:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T03:22:54","slug":"homelessness-could-end-in-a-decade-says-charity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/homelessness-could-end-in-a-decade-says-charity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Homelessness could end in a decade, says charity Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A homeless person sleeping rough in a doorway\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/BE6A\/production\/_101964784_mediaitem101964783.jpg\"\/>Image copyright                  PA                                                    <\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">The UK could see an end to homelessness within 10 years if the government embraces certain policies, according to the homeless charity Crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In a newly-published report, Crisis sets out a comprehensive plan to make homelessness &quot;a thing of the past&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>It says 100,500 social homes need to be built each year for the next 15 years. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We must not become a society that simply accepts homelessness as &#039;a sad fact of life&#039;... it doesn&#039;t have to be this way,&quot; said Crisis&#039;s Jon Sparkes.<\/p>\n<p>The charity estimates that there are currently 236,000 homeless people across England, Wales and Scotland, including those living in unsuitable temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Their report, Everybody In: How To End Homelessness In Great Britain, follows work with the Chartered Institute of Housing, Heriot-Watt University, the National Housing Federation, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).<\/p>\n<p>The findings, endorsed by experts from around the world, include the following proposals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100,500 social homes to be built annually for the next 15 years to meet the needs of the homeless and those on low incomes<\/li>\n<li>A national roll-out of Housing First, which aims to provide more than 18,000 homeless people with homes and a package of specialised support<\/li>\n<li>Better rights for private renters and a reform to housing benefit, to protect people once they have been housed<\/li>\n<li>Hospitals, prisons, the care system, and other parts of the state to be legally required to help find homes for those leaving their care<\/li>\n<li>Job Centres to have homelessness specialists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;For the first time ever, we have a comprehensive plan that shows exactly how we can address the root causes of homelessness and make it a thing of the past,&quot; said Mr Sparkes, chief executive of Crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Other parts of the world are taking huge strides towards ending it, and Britain can too.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Local government has joined the charity in calling for funding for new homes.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;A genuine renaissance in council house building would increase housing supply, boost home ownership and reduce homelessness.&quot; said Martin Tett, housing spokesman for the Local Government Association.<\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                       Image copyright                  PA<figcaption>Image caption                                      Homelessness is evident across the country                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A recent report by Shelter, using existing government figures, found that more than 100,000 households in England had been on the waiting list for council housing for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than a million on social housing waiting list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Reducing street homelessness a &#039;matter of urgency&#039;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Vulnerable people &#039;trapped in homelessness&#039;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Responding to the Crisis report, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it was committed to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are investing more than \u00a31.2bn to tackle all forms of homelessness,&quot; said a spokesman. <\/p>\n<p>The spokesman highlighted last week&#039;s announcement of \u00a330m for councils &quot;to help boost support available to people living on the streets&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are also investing \u00a39bn to build more affordable homes and are piloting the Housing First approach in three major regions to get people off the streets and into stable accommodation.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright PA The UK could see an end to homelessness within 10 years if the government embraces certain policies, according to the homeless charity Crisis. 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