Category - housing

Housing Minister urges Scots to identify church land for affordable housing

staff writers — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:59:36 +0100

The Housing Minister Minister has urged Scottish churches to identify church owned property where affordable housing could built to help meet chronic shortages.

Rough sleepers survey shows continuing homelessness problem

staff writers — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:25:01 +0100

In spite of assurances by government, rough sleeping by homeless people is still a significant problem in Britain's towns and cities say campaigners, following a head count in the nation's capital.

Archbishop calls on churches to back housing charity over Easter

agency reporter — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:01:56 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is calling on all Christians to hold special services this Easter in aid of Shelter’s work with homeless and badly housed families.

Scottish churches call for return to post-war levels of affordable house-building

agency reporter — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:33:03 +0000

At the opening of Poverty & Homelessness Action Week this weekend, leaders of Christian churches in Scotland are to call for intensive investment in affordable housing.

New immigrants take housing rejected by others, says report

staff writers — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:21:55 +0000

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that rather than taking housing from local residents, as critics claim, new immigrants tend to fill voids in the housing stock left behind or rejected by other households.