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Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks
homeless women are counted in the women's rough sleeping census
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Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks

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There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it
social housing shortages in England
Social housing

There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks
homeless women are counted in the women's rough sleeping census
Homelessness

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks

The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed
properties to rent in England
RENTING

The places in England and Wales hit hardest by soaring rent crisis, revealed

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’
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Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’