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Analysis projects rise in 'homeless' families

Friday, August 11, 2017

| CYP Now

There are 50,000 children living in 'homeless' households, with numbers projected to rise by a quarter over the next decade unless the government tackles the problem, analysis reveals.

Government exempts care leavers from housing benefit cap

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Friday, September 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Care leavers living in supported accommodation will be exempt from the government's cap on housing benefit, ministers have announced.

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

??Young people leaving the care system are falling into debt and losing benefits due to insufficient financial education and support from councils, research has found.

Childcare and school places shortage threatens refugee scheme

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A lack of childcare, housing and school places could undermine the UK's commitment to resettle thousands of refugee families from Syria, a government watchdog has warned.

Call to exempt care leavers from housing benefit cap

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Monday, June 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to exclude vulnerable young care leavers living in supported accommodation from its impending cap on social housing benefits.

UN slams government's record on children's rights

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Friday, June 10, 2016

| CYP Now

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has highlighted a raft of "serious concerns" about the government's treatment of vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

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Friday, December 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of homeless families with children being placed in emergency bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation has rocketed by 45 per cent over the last year.