‘Rough Justice: uncovering social policies that create homelessness’ brings to light the public policies that are unnecessarily increasing homelessness and the simple steps that could stop these costly mistakes.
‘Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy. Interim report’ was published by the Department for Work and Pensions in July 2014.
A report from the UN Special Rapporteur outlines findings from a visit to the UK in 2013 to examine the realization of the right to adequate housing in the United Kingdom in light of international human rights standards.
A Race Equality Foundation Briefing Paper, ‘The Housing Conditions of Minority Ethnic Households in England’, was published in January 2014.
A Race Equality Foundation Briefing Paper, ‘The Housing Conditions of Minority Ethnic Households in England’, was published in January 2014.
A Huffington Post blog by Professor Aoife Nolan asks whether the UK is compliant with international human rights law in regard to the right to adequate housing.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights’ ‘Eighth Report – Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill’ was published in December 2013.
In October 2013, Runnymede released a survey which found that over a quarter of Black Caribbean, Black African and Pakistani participants have felt discriminated against when seeking a place to live.
In July 2013, Carers UK published research showing that the Government is failing to protect carers and disabled people from ‘spare room’ cuts.
A Joseph Rowntree Foundation study published in February 2013 finds that poverty and low incomes prevent people from accessing potential housing options, and make others hard to sustain.
