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Charity Urges Housing Reform as Homelessness Surges

12/9/2025

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  • Crisis (British charity) reports that low-income people in England face barriers to social housing, increasing homelessness.
  • Crisis notes that 71% of housing associations cite benefit restrictions as a factor in denials.
  • Crisis urges the government to adopt Scotland's system, where housing associations must rehouse homeless households.
  • The Ministry of Housing acknowledges the crisis.
  • The Ministry of Housing claims to be investing £1 billion to address homelessness and boost social housing.