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Posts Tagged ‘Shelter’

Mother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 March 2026 at 09:57
Hackney Town Hall

Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation

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‘We are still human’: Local homeless households speak out over living conditions

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 April 2021 at 11:18

Issues with washing facilities, wi-fi and a lack of support raised in joint report by Shelter, Healthwatch and NHS Community Voice

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‘Outdated and grossly unfair’: Discrimination against benefits claimants in Hackney rental market called out

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 11:20
Sem Moema

Local resident says prejudicial advertising for properties still going on despite being ruled unlawful earlier this month

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Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 30 April 2019 at 23:20

Town Hall decision to not allocate grants ‘purely on merit’ questioned by scrutiny panel

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‘A chance to recalibrate’: Street art legend Ben Eine on his ‘reflective’ new solo show in Whitechapel

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 October 2018 at 15:14

Eine, whose signature New Circus lettering can be found all over east London, says a move into sculpture has been ‘challenging’

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Leader – A winter’s tale

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 December 2017 at 09:11
HC Crest

An emboldened community, more than paradoxical housing policy, will help in the fight against homelessness

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Hackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 November 2017 at 15:06

Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter

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Hackney among ten worst boroughs for homelessness, new report shows

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 15:57
Homeless man on bench

Shelter launches urgent appeal after revealing one in 200 people in the UK are homeless

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Diane Abbott MP: ‘The only real solution to the housing crisis’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 14:43
Calling for more new homes: Diane Abbott MP

The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington sets out what should be done to tackle homelessness and the lack of genuinely affordable housing

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Residents facing fuel or food dilemma this Christmas

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 December 2015 at 12:53

Choice between paying bills and buying groceries is the stark reality for lower income families in Hackney, claims charity

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Families face monthly rent shortfall of £783 after benefit freeze, warns charity

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 21 October 2015 at 11:54

Shelter report warns of Hackney ‘blackspot’ over government plans to freeze housing benefit until 2020

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Shelter warns Right to Buy will force sale of over 2000 Hackney homes

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 18 September 2015 at 12:31

Council’s housing chief slams extension as ‘absolute madness’ as reports emerge of GLA ring-fencing deal

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How the council is tackling Hackney’s affordable housing crisis

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 22 November 2013 at 13:14

Tenants in social housing to be given first refusal on shared ownership homes, says Councillor Philip Glanville

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Housing crisis: ‘Hackney as bad as Kensington and Chelsea’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 November 2013 at 13:43

Borough ranked as one of the most unaffordable regions in London by charity Shelter

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Renting unaffordable for Hackney families earning less than £61,000

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 April 2012 at 09:13

With home ownership out of reach and rents rocketing, many couples are considering moving out

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Mystery band Santa Belles releases charity single

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 December 2010 at 18:41

Plus the Urban Missfits Christmas party, Saturday 11 December 2010, The Victoria E8

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A tale of two Hackneys

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 29 November 2009 at 11:38

Average income of Council households less than £9,000

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