News and Updates
August 7, 2024
The Government is releasing thousands from prison early - they must think about what comes next.
As prisons reached their capacity -in practice far above the maximum capacity for which they were designed - the Government faced a choice. it could either release less dangerous prisoners, or stop locking up the more dangerous ones. Intention or not, these people will be released - and attention must turn to what happens next.
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July 31, 2024
Participants announced for Test & Learn programme
A full list of participants has been announced to take part in the Test & Learn programme, a ground-breaking initiative to introduce and evaluate new ways to end homelessness.
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July 27, 2024
The New Government's Commitment: A Whole-Government Approach to Ending Homelessness
The new UK government’s manifesto commitment to introduce a cross-government strategy marks a pivotal moment, especially as it aims to end all types of homelessness, not just rough sleeping. In this blog, we explore the significance of a comprehensive government approach, draw lessons from past initiatives, and offer targeted recommendations to ensure this strategy's successful implementation.
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June 28, 2024
Promoting Evidence-Based Reporting in Homelessness Coverage
Dr Ligia Teixeira blogs about how the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) is working with the Orwell Foundation to promote evidence-based reporting in the field of homelessness
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Compassion and understanding for people who experience homelessness
This is an extract from an essay, submitted for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness, in which Jeannette Ward draws on her professional background working with children within mental health services and as an adult therapist, and of her own childhood experiences of homelessness
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What does being homeless really look like today?
In this entry for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness, Owen Larkowsky writes about his experiences being homeless and what needs to change
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Homelessness in my Lifetime
In her entry for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness, Anne-Marie Harrison reflects on her experience of working in the homelessness sector for 50 years, including changes in attitudes.
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Homeless in Paradise
In Molly Pipe's entry for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness, she speaks with locals about the housing crisis on the beautiful Isles of Scilly
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