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Housing: Anti-eviction plan toasted as success

A project designed to stop families accused of anti-social behaviour being evicted from their homes has had a near 100 per cent success rate, according to independent research for the charity Shelter.

A report by York University on the first two years of Shelter's Inclusion Project found none of the 50 households, which included nearly 100 children, had been evicted. Only one young person was subject to ongoing action.

It comes as a home affairs select committee report on anti-social behaviour recommended more funding of preventative measures.

In February charities welcomed Government investment of 1.25m in intensive family support projects to tackle anti-social behaviour (Children Now, 16-22 February 2005).

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