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Suzannah Young
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Policy Leader at National Housing Federation. Views my own. Repost not endorsement. May contain tea. #SupportedHousing #OlderPeoplesHousing #StartsAtHome #EndHomelessness #Healthandhousing
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adass.bsky.social
@mel-williams.bsky.social and Sarah McClinton, both past Presidents of ADASS, join @impower.bsky.social
for a session on how councils can replace siloed services with a more inclusive, lifelong approach to supporting young people into adulthood.

#ncasc25
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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natfednews.bsky.social
A tomorrow's Autumn Budget, we are asking Chancellor Rachel Reeves to save our supported housing with emergency funding – ensuring that families just like Mawushi's have the support they need to live independently.

🔗Read Mawushi's full story here: startsathome.org.uk/stories/mawu...
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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pathwayuk.bsky.social
We warmly welcome the news that, for the first time, housing status has been included in @nhsengland.bsky.social's Statement of Information on Health Inequalities, setting out what information Trusts and Integrated Care Boards should collect to meet their equalities duties.
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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rightsnet.org.uk
Two-thirds of councils in England have not prosecuted a single landlord in the past three years

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68939
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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adass.bsky.social
Our latest survey of Directors of adult social services, published today, shows that high-cost social care for young adults has risen by almost a third in the past year.

Read the report: adass.org.uk/documents/ad...

#AutumnSurvey2025 #AutumnBudget2025 #NCASC2025
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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homelesslink.bsky.social
See our Breaking the Cycle report more more measures the Government could embrace to end the current emergency and start building a country free from homelessness. homeless.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
Breaking the Cycle
Homeless Link's campaign for a funding system fit to end homelessness
homeless.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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pathwayuk.bsky.social
📢📢📢

Out today, @pathwayuk.bsky.social's annual report shines a light on the huge achievements of the NHS hospital homelessness teams supported through our Pathway Partnership Programme (PPP) 👇
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November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Councils need to invest in supported housing as well as general needs social housing to cut the temporary accommodation bill. Decommissioning supported housing is a false economy www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/council... @insidehousing.bsky.social
Councils’ temporary accommodation bill to reach £3bn by end of decade, LGA finds
English councils’ spending on temporary accommodation is likely to reach £3bn by the end of the decade, the Local Government Association has found.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Home REIT in talks to sell portfolio for £123m
Beleaguered investment trust Home REIT, which provides accommodation for homeless people, is in talks to sell most of its 853-home portfolio for £123m
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November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
suzannahyoung.bsky.social
23,500 young people facing homelessness this winter in worsening crisis, warns leading charity via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... The article shows how important #supportedhousing is to help young people make the transition to adulthood, and avoid homelessness
Thousands of young people face homelessness this winter as crisis worsens
The North West and Yorkshire and the Humber are among the worst affected places as homelessness is set to rise this season
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Is this ‘luxury’? Exposing the living conditions of asylum seekers
Overcrowding, neglect and profit-driven hotels are failing asylum seekers, writes Isabelle Pereira of Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex & London
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November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Supported housing is crucial to tackling the divisive conversations around immigration
Positive conversations around immigration are needed now more than ever, writes Fuad Mahamed, founder and chief executive of refugee and migrant housing provider ACH
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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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paulabarkermp.bsky.social
Domestic abuse is a housing issue. The cycle of abuse and homelessness is one we can and must break.

Thank you to @kathyswinds.bsky.social & @insidehousing.bsky.social

www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/supporting-survivors-of-domestic-abuse-must-be-core-to-our-fight-against-homelessness-94622
Supporting survivors of domestic abuse must be core to our fight against homelessness
The government has a generational opportunity to tackle the homelessness emergency and women must be at the forefront of that strategy, writes MP Paula Barker.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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publiclawproject.bsky.social
‪Public Law Project‬
‪@publiclawproject.bsky.social‬
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🚨 New research: DWP sanctions are counterproductive 🚨

Our study with the Central England Law Centre reveals that #UniversalCredit sanctions fail on their own terms and causes serious hardship.

publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/sanct...
Sanctionable Failures: Universal Credit’s failing sanctions regime and the harm it causes - Public Law Project
New research shows that the Universal Credit sanctions system fails on its own terms
publiclawproject.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
suzannahyoung.bsky.social
"Adopting a whole housing approach for those fleeing domestic abuse is essential. We need more #supportedhousing schemes that recognise that healing and rebuilding a life requires more than just a roof overhead." Important point from @paulabarkermp.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Supporting survivors of domestic abuse must be core to our fight against homelessness
The government has a generational opportunity to tackle the homelessness emergency and women must be at the forefront of that strategy, writes Paula Barker, co-chair APPG for Ending Homelessness
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Former prime minister and retailers back Prince William’s homelessness project with furniture and essential goods
A charity led by former prime minister Gordon Brown and four major UK retailers have partnered with Prince William’s homelessness project to furnish 250 homes
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November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
Today West Streeting recommitted to plans made earlier in the year to abolish NHS England (NHSE). This plan will now move forward, following arrangements made with the Treasury.

Find out more about what the dismantling of NHSE might mean. https://bit.ly/49OiQ7K
The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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houseofcommons.parliament.uk
🔴 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden MP is making a statement: Pensions update.

Watch live ⬇️
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November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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How do we make affordable homeownership accessible for disabled people? by @advancehousing.bsky.social www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/how-...
How do we make affordable homeownership accessible for disabled people?
Our shared ownership scheme can make a difference for people’s health and independence, but we need other providers to get on board, writes Graeme Jackson at Advance Housing and Support
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Temporary accommodation funding freeze costing district councils £268m a year, report finds
The government’s freeze on temporary accommodation subsidy is draining councils of £268m a year, according to new analysis by the District Councils’ Network
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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natfednews.bsky.social
Supported housing transforms lives whilst taking pressure off the public purse.

We need to see investment in supported housing at the Autumn Budget, with long-term funding in the government's housing strategy and homelessness strategy.

A great piece from Home Group👇
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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💯#Supportedhousing takes pressure off statutory services and saves taxpayers £3.5bn per year www.housing.org.uk/resources/th...
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
Investing in supported services isn't just the right thing to do – it's the smart thing to do
Our services prevent crises, reduce pressure on the NHS and help individuals contribute to communities, writes Katherine Hernandez, Home Group regional director
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November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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insidehousing.bsky.social
5 things we learned from the Social and Affordable Homes Programme prospectus
The government has published guidance for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, ahead of the launch in February 2026. Eliza Parr looks at some key points
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November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM