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  • Minister calls on councils to get ready for proposed new powers to help homeless families

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called on councils to start forging closer links with landlords and letting agents in their area so they…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to fund housing advice service for older people

    Making decisions to move home or change utility provider can be hard work and for some older people it can simply be too much.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Former coalfield areas to benefit from £30 million funding package

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced £30m to help drive out inequality and deprivation from the country’s coalfields areas. The investment…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extra funding to help people with disabilities stay in their home

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has confirmed that despite the tough financial climate, £180m is being given to councils to help them fund home…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Disabled Facilities Grant announcement 2011 to 2012

    Today the Department for Communities and Local Government is announcing the local authority allocations for the Disabled Facilities Grant …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 3

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • A new independent report shows value of handypersons

    Handypersons schemes are helping elderly people to carry on living in their own homes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Funding to tackle homelessness

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced £18.5 million for the voluntary sector to help tackle rough sleeping across England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Voluntary sector funding announced to help tackle rough sleeping

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed publication of the first set of rough sleeping figures since he overhauled the way counts are…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reports from research commissioned by the previous administration

    Today the Government is publishing the first group of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to Guardian article about Supporting People funding

    The Government is protecting the homeless from council cuts By suggesting that reductions in council budgets will “wreak devastation on the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Protecting vulnerable people and rough sleepers: ministerial letter to Baroness Eaton

    Letter from the Housing Minister to Baroness Eaton about protecting vulnerable people and rough sleepers

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help for older tenants wanting to move

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today offered older tenants struggling to manage and heat their large family homes a dedicated officer to …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps praises help for rough sleepers over Christmas

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps praises the army of volunteers who are opening the doors to people sleeping rough over the festive period.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 2

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Grant Shapps announces package of measures to protect the vulnerable

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today outlined how the most vulnerable in society will be protected as the Government takes steps to tackle the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 16 areas get 'community budgets' to help the vulnerable

    Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Spending Review: settlement for housing

    Ministerial letter setting out government spending on housing

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National rough sleeping conference

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Good morning and thank you to Jenny (Edwards - CEO of Homeless Link) for…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government is tackling homelessness to stop the revolving door of reoffending

    The Government has today outlined plans to stop the revolving door that brings ex-offenders back into prison, and instead help them into stable…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government