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Tag Archives: Temporary accommodation
Croydon short-changed with £600,000 from homelessness fund
On World Homeless Day, the government has announced a £84million cash injection to help councils support rough sleepers and children and families experiencing homelessness this winter. And while London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London are set to receive … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Homelessness, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, Steve Reed OBE, Temporary accommodation, Tory, World Homeless Day
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Croydon housing policy is reminiscent of Dickensian England
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A council briefing document shows that officials and the Mayor are playing fast and loose with their legal obligations on provision for the homeless, says KEN TOWL Croydon Council is playing fast and loose with their obligations on … Continue reading
More than 200 families split up by council’s housing department
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As it struggles to find suitable accommodation for the borough’s homeless families, official figures show that the council has split up one family placed in temporary accommodation for 12 years. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Official council figures, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart King, Susmita Sen
Tagged Concord House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gilroy Court, Housing, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, STUART KING, Temporary accommodation, Thornton Heath, Tory, Windsor House
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Council places homeless in closed pub that was cannabis farm
CROYDON IN CRISIS: From the council that brought us housing scandals Brick by Brick and Regina Road, now we have temporary accommodation being provided 10 miles away in an abandoned pub which last year was being used as an illegal … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Greenwich Council, Housing, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Outside Croydon, The Greenwich Wire
Tagged Charlton, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Greenwich, Greenwich Council, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Temporary accommodation, The Greenwich Wire, The White Swan pub, Tory
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SWLLC Temporary Accommodation lunch, Socco Cheta, Dec 1
Posted in Community associations, Housing, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Temporary accommodation
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Law Centre starts project to aid borough’s temporary tenants
Housing is a longstanding problem in Croydon, where council continues to accept a higher percentage of those who are homeless and have priority needs than many other areas of London. But there is now a small prospect of improvement for … Continue reading
Council ordered to pay £2,800 over homeless nightmare
Ombudsman discovers Croydon has 27 families in temporary B&B accommodation for longer than the six-week legal limit Croydon Council’s housing department, already under critical scrutiny in the aftermath of the Regina Road scandal, has been ordered to pay a mother … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Local Government Ombudsman, Ombudsman, Temporary accommodation
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Ombudsman orders review of Croydon’s temporary housing
A cancer patient and her four children were ‘cooped up’ in a single room throughout the covid pandemic because council officials failed to check their own temporary accommodation policy Croydon Council has been forced to pay nearly £5,000 in compensation … Continue reading
