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The 'shameful' 200-year-old rough sleeping law set to be scrapped
Homelessness
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the Government is 'drawing a line under nearly two centuries of injustice'
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He had 'a duty' to provide a decent place for people to live, and he 'failed'
Oldham
Adults and children were removed from 'sub-standard' and leaky housing owned by Councillor Kamran Ghafoor
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Manchester council says 'it had to move now' after clearing Albert Square homeless camp
Manchester City Centre
“While the vast majority heeded this message and left voluntarily, one person declined to do so voluntarily."
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'Someone left an unflushed sh*t in my bathroom - my housing is so dirty I sleep in my car'
Oldham
'They tell you to hold on and it’ll get better, but you’re left asking yourself - when?'
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A record number of homeless kids are living in temporary housing as campaigners decry 'national scandal'
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'This is a national scandal'
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Family on PIP and Universal Credit forced to sleep rough outside town hall after being evicted
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The couple have said they shouldn't have to be "a druggie, an alcoholic, or an asylum seeker to be a priority and get help"
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Oldham family sent 300 miles away 'for some bizarre reason' as appalling crisis uncovered
Homelessness
A crisis in temporary accommodation in England has left record numbers of children without a permanent home, a report has found
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More and more children facing homelessness as city's housing crisis grows
Homelessness
The council has taken a number of steps to try and turn things around.
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Human rights charity hits back at council's claim over Albert Square homeless camp
Homelessness
A town hall chief has been accused of a 'gross misrepresentation' - which she refutes
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Council give update on Manchester's homeless camp as ‘activists buying tents' slammed
Manchester City Centre
Numbers of tents in Albert Square have swelled over the last two weeks
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Why Manchester's homeless tent camp is still here as it hits unwanted milestone
Manchester City Centre
Even though the council evicted the tents last week, they're still in town - why?
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Andy Burnham's homeless scheme to expand as rough sleeping rises in Greater Manchester
Homelessness
The mayor's A Bed Every Night project will have space for more users
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'It's not good for the city': Andy Burnham speaks out on St Peter's Square homeless tent camp after bailiffs move in
Andy Burnham
The mayor urged people outside Greater Manchester not to join the new camps
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'The phone could ring any day - then it's time to pack up and move again'
Homelessness
Six months ago Chloe became homeless while pregnant, now she faces uncertainty and the regular possibility of upheaval. In an M.E.N. Special Report Stephen Topping investigates the growing crisis of precarity in temporary accommodation.
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Playboy model left homeless and living in £60 tent after struggling to pay bills
Homelessness
Louise Glover, 41, from St Helen's now lives at a campsite in Berkshire after being unable to afford her landlord's rent hike, despite once being named Model of the Year
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Dad fears 'living in a tent' as home of 17 years taken over by landlord's relatives
Homelessness
Geoff Stothard said the council had told him almost two dozen times his case would be escalated
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Homeless man looks unrecognisable after being surprised by a kind barber
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A man who has been homeless for two years was taken aback after a kind stranger went out of his way to brighten his day - and people online have been left feeling emotional
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Angela Rayner sent urgent letter as MPs declare 'national emergency'
Politics
Rough sleeping should be a 'source of national shame', MPs have said
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'The ruling does nothing to fix homelessness in Manchester... it just feeds into attempts to make it less visible'
Manchester City Centre
A judge yesterday ordered the St Peter's Square homeless camp should be removed
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Should homeless camp tents be removed from St Peter's Square? Have your say
St Peter's Square
A court has ruled the 'red tent camp' in Manchester city centre can now be removed
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"One of the rules is we don't talk about things in the past"
Homelessness
A retired GP, Kathryn opened her home to those who needed shelter after her three sons had moved out
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'I need to make £19 - some nights I do, some nights I don't'
Bolton
'I can't stay on the streets... it's absolutely freezing'
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'I wake up and I'm so cold I can't breathe': Life on the streets as temperatures plummet to -5
Homelessness
"If I'm not a priority then what am I? A piece of s**t on the floor?"
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Homeless handed map and told where not to go in Manchester city centre ahead of New Year's Eve event
Manchester
'They told us tomorrow will be a big event here. We told them we don't have anywhere to go'
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