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One million homes in Britain are empty - The Independent 21st October 2009
"The number of UK homes standing empty has hit one million, the highest ever level, a charity has revealed. The Empty Homes Agency reported that more than one in 20 properties have been unoccupied for six months or more, a figure described as "shocking" by homelessness charities.
"More money needs to be made available to give local authorities the manpower to make contact with the owners of empty properties to start getting these homes back into use," said Kay Boycott, Shelter's director of policy and campaigns."
Son of 106-year-old woman fighting eviction to take fight to Europe - Daily Telegraph 28th September 2009
The son of a 106-year-old woman threatened with eviction from her care home as part of local council cost cutting has pledged to take her fight to the European Court of Human Rights.
Woman, 106, fights eviction - Daily Telegraph 26th September 2009
A 106-year-old woman is fighting moves to evict her from her care home which is due to close under a cuts package drawn up by her local council.
'Abusive' 98-year-old is evicted - BBC Health News 16th September 2009
A 98-year-old woman has been evicted from her sheltered accommodation after complaints she harassed neighbours.
Mary Plaisted has 28 days to leave her £65-a-week flat in the Lordshill area of Southampton after the city council acquired an eviction order on Tuesday.
Home for 18 asylum seekers in Liverpool's Newsham Park gets go-ahead - Liverpool Echo 2nd September 2009
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open an asylum-seekers’ home in a Liverpool community were given the go-ahead despite objections from the police and the court service.
Merseyside police took the rare step of objecting to a planning application after residents around Newsham Park, Fairfield, raised concerns about the effect of the scheme on their area.
Liverpool asylum centre plan blocked - Liverpool Daily Post 8th July 2009
PLANS to create a home for up to 20 asylum-seekers in a residential street was blocked by city councillors.
The application to convert the former property for 12 mentally ill people in Newsham Drive, Fairfield, attracted objections from the public and councillors.
20-bed asylum house rejected by Liverpool planning bosses - Liverpool Echo 8th July 2009
A HOME for up to 20 asylum seekers in a residential street has been blocked by city planning bosses.
The application to convert the former home for 12 mentally ill people in Newsham Drive, Tuebrook, attracted objections from the public and councillors.
Veterans win fight for 'smart ID cards' - The Independent 30th March 2009
Four million former servicemen and women are to be given veterans' cards to ensure they get priority treatment for NHS healthcare and housing, and discounts for services such as transport.
Jack Straw hails new bill of rights to end the 'me' society - The Guardian 24th March 2009
A new British bill of rights and responsibilitilies outlined yesterday could enshrine entitlements to welfare, equal treatment, housing, children's wellbeing and the NHS, Jack Straw, the justice secretary, said yesterday. He likened the bill's potential impact to Magna Carta and the 1689 Bill of Rights.
Elderly protest as alarm bells replace 24-hour wardens - The Times 28th February 2009
Thousands of elderly people living in sheltered housing schemes are to lose the on-site wardens who are available to help them round the clock.\n\nThe wardens are increasingly being replaced with part-time "floating" support officers backed up by emergency call centres as councils try to cut costs.
Patient locked out of home - Manchester Evening News 2nd February 2009
A MAN returned home from hospital to find his flat had been boarded up.
George McDade, 64, who has heart problems, had collapsed at his home in Collyhurst and an ambulance was called.
Paramedics were unable to get into the property to treat him and had to ask police to break into the council flat.
Disabled to get £4m in grants - Liverpool Daily Post 29th January 2009
LIVERPOOL City Council has awarded more than £4m in grants for disabled people to adapt their homes.
By the end of March, more than 400 homes will have been adapted, improving living conditions for disabled people.
Liverpool Council funded the extra £2m on top of £2.1m received from the Government.
Skelmersdale couple fear for health of their baby because of mould in their home - Skelmersdale Advertiser 29th January 2009
PARENTS of a four-month-old baby fear their Skelmersdale council flat could seriously damage their daughter’s health.
Anthony and Julie Schumann, of Egerton, Tanhouse, claim their home is so damp mould is growing on the walls.
They fear the health of their daughter Georgia could be affected and have a letter from their doctor which states the baby has been suffering from chest infections.
Councils feel the pressure as recession deepens - The Guardian 12th January 2009
Local authorities across the country are feeling the strain as people turn to them for help and development projects collapse
Council fails to find home for sick baby - The Telegraph 23rd December 2008
A five-month-old boy has spent almost his entire life in hospital because his local council have failed to find a suitable new home for his family.
Ministers pressed on empty homes - BBC Health News 22nd December 2008
Government action is needed to free up more than 750,000 empty houses for homeless people, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
England has nearly 1.7 million people on social housing waiting lists, the Local Government Association says.
Disabled waiting for houses - Liverpool Echo 17th November 2008
MORE than 500 disabled people in Liverpool are living in unsuitable accommodation while they wait to be moved into housing that meets their needs.
The figure was revealed in a report which went before the council’s scrutiny committee.
Cancer woman fears eviction - Carlisle News & Star 18th August 2008
A WHITEHAVEN woman who is suffering from cancer fears she is about to be evicted from her home as she prepares to go into hospital for life-saving surgery.
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