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  • New support to give homeless people ‘basic building blocks’ for work

    Pilot scheme to give the most vulnerable homeless people the right skills and training to get into work.

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

  • Government closes the net on tenancy cheats

    Over £35 million to improve councils’ ability to identify and deal with social housing fraud.

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

  • The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

    This letter notifies local housing authorities of changes to the housing eligibility regulations which came into force on 31 March 2014.

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  • Kris Hopkins welcomes fall in homelessness

    New figures show homelessness is falling.

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

  • Power to councils to protect park home residents’ rights

    Councils are to get new powers to protect park home residents from rogue site owners in their area.

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

  • Housing standards in the private rented sector

    Letter from Kris Hopkins to local housing authority leaders about housing standards in the private rented sector.

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 10

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Kris Hopkins sees cutting edge homes for older people in Milton Keynes

    The Lovat Fields Village in Milton Keynes shows how better housing can transform the lives of older people.

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

  • Funding offering a new start for single homeless people

    A successful scheme helping single homeless people into homes in the private rented sector is to be extended by 2 years.

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

  • Pickles pushes local people to the front of the queue for council homes

    Hard-working local people to be given priority.

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

  • Public use 'good deed app' to help 4,000 rough sleepers off the streets

    A year on from the launch of StreetLink over 4,000 rough sleepers have been offered support and services to help get them off the streets.

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

  • National Housing Federation

    Stephen Williams' speech to the National Housing Federation on the housing standards review.

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

  • Kris Hopkins' open letter to Campbell Robb, Chief Executive of Shelter

    Kris Hopkins responds to an open letter from Shelter, on his priorities as Housing Minister.

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

  • Government funding to help 10,000 older people stay independent

    More dedicated support services to help older people live independently.

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

  • £3.5 million to tackle rough sleeping

    Housing Minister announces the projects benefitting from the latest instalment of multi-million pound Homelessness Transition Fund.

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

  • Tenancy cheats to face full force of the law

    Fraudsters renting out their social homes for profit will face the full force of the law, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has pledged.

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

  • New era for rented housing

    Mark Prisk's speech to National Housing Federation.

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

  • £1.9 million to tackle bed and breakfast living

    A £1.9 million fund will help to end bed and breakfast living for hundreds of homeless families.

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

  • New £3 million fund to crack down on rogue landlords

    New funding will help councils take on the rogue landlords who make tenants’ lives a misery, Housing Minister Mark Prisk has announced.

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

  • Park homes

    Speech by Housing Minister Mark Prisk to the residential parks industry in England, organised by the British Holiday and Home Parks Association and the National Caravan Council.

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