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RATM campaign hits 100k!  

02 February 2010

The Facebook campaign to get Rage Against the Machine to number one at Christmas, which raised tens of thousands for Shelter over the festive season, reached a grand total of £100,000 yesterday.

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Affordability crisis fractures families 

01 February 2010

New research by Shelter shows the huge impact the housing shortage is having on families across Britain, with 1.5 million adults saying they are unable to look after their elderly parents because they can’t afford to live near them.

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Clampdown on sale and rent back welcomed 

29 January 2010

Shelter has welcomed new measures published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to protect vulnerable consumers in the sale and rent back market.

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New initiative from Nationwide 

25 January 2010

Nationwide Building Society is supporting Shelter with a new scheme that plans to raise a fantastic £20,000 for our work with homeless and badly housed people.

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People delay having children 

18 January 2010

Shocking new research released today by Shelter shows that people are being forced to delay having children because of the lack of affordable housing.

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1m paying for homes by card 

11 January 2010

More than 1 million householders have used credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent in the last 12 months, a new survey by Shelter reveals today. 

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