Support for rough sleepers in Redbridge faces mounting costs
Redbridge Council hopes to continue its support for rough sleepers even after the pandemic ends but faces mounting costs. Figures
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Redbridge rough sleepers to get COVID vaccine and tests
Redbridge Council will start offering COVID tests and vaccines to rough sleepers tomorrow, one of the first services of its
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More than 80% of Southend’s former rough sleepers now in permanent homes, says council
A “Herculean” response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 80 per cent of former rough sleepers in
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Homeless charity launches Christmas appeal as number of new rough sleepers in Southend increases
HARP, the Southend homeless charity, is asking local people to support its annual Christmas appeal as it reveals more local
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Southend Council handed more than £300,000 to help the homeless
More than £300,000 has been handed to Southend Council by the Government to help keep rough sleepers off the streets.
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Southend Council finds accommodation for rough sleepers
Almost 50 rough sleepers rescued from the streets of Southend have been given permanent accommodation and the council is set
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Southend Council leader unable to guarantee that rough sleepers won’t end up back on the streets
Southend Council says it can’t guarantee rough sleepers who were moved into hotels during the coronavirus pandemic won’t end up
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Southend Council seeks to re-home rough sleepers as fears grow that Government funding will stop
Southend Council is trying to re-home as many rough sleepers as possible by appealing for help from private landlords, despite
Read more Joint approach appoints mental health navigator for rough sleepers in Southend
A mental health navigator for rough sleepers has been employed as a joint project between Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT)
Read moreSouthend Council calls on private landlords in bid to end rough sleeping in borough
Southend Council is calling on private landlords to consider letting their properties to some of the rough sleepers temporarily housed
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