Church group warns government may miss homelessness targets
-14/03/06
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Church group warns government may miss homelessness targets
-14/03/06
Church campaigners have warned that the government will struggle to meet its commitments on homelessness.
The warning came as Housing Justice also welcomed the reduction in homelessness shown by the latest government Statutory Homelessness figures and the commitment given by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper to continue to reduce the numbers of families in temporary accommodation.
The latest government figures show a 27% fall in the number of homeless families accepted for re-housing under the terms of the Homelessness legislation and a 2% fall in the number of families in temporary accommodation.
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Housing Justice Chief Executive Robina Rafferty commented ìWe welcome the fall in the number of families living in temporary accommodation and Yvette Cooperís continued emphasis on the governmentís commitment to halve the numbers in temporary accommodation by 2010.
ìBut we fear that the government will struggle to meet this commitment as it is putting off the construction of badly needed new social housing until the 2007 Government Spending Round. The homeless families seen by the network of Housing Justice housing advice centres need new housing now – not in 2007.î
Housing Justice is the national voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing. It was formed in April 2003 through the merger of two long-standing housing charities, the Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) and the Churches National Housing Coalition (CNHC).
It funds a network of 10 housing advice agencies as well as community projects.
Church group warns government may miss homelessness targets
-14/03/06
Church campaigners have warned that the government will struggle to meet its commitments on homelessness.
The warning came as Housing Justice also welcomed the reduction in homelessness shown by the latest government Statutory Homelessness figures and the commitment given by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper to continue to reduce the numbers of families in temporary accommodation.
The latest government figures show a 27% fall in the number of homeless families accepted for re-housing under the terms of the Homelessness legislation and a 2% fall in the number of families in temporary accommodation.
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Housing Justice Chief Executive Robina Rafferty commented ìWe welcome the fall in the number of families living in temporary accommodation and Yvette Cooperís continued emphasis on the governmentís commitment to halve the numbers in temporary accommodation by 2010.
ìBut we fear that the government will struggle to meet this commitment as it is putting off the construction of badly needed new social housing until the 2007 Government Spending Round. The homeless families seen by the network of Housing Justice housing advice centres need new housing now – not in 2007.î
Housing Justice is the national voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing. It was formed in April 2003 through the merger of two long-standing housing charities, the Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) and the Churches National Housing Coalition (CNHC).
It funds a network of 10 housing advice agencies as well as community projects.