Press releases and statements
Shelter responds to the 2022 Spring Statement
Shelter chief executive Polly Neate comments on the Spring Statement.
Posted on 23 Mar 2022
Shelter responds to the 2022 Spring StatementRough sleeping falls by 9% as crucial crossroads reached
The government has today released new snapshot figures on the number of people sleeping rough in England.
Posted on 24 Feb 2022
Rough sleeping falls by 9% as crucial crossroads reached14,000 renters face eviction as living costs soar
New government figures, released today, reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction. Shelter warns that more renters are likely to lose their homes in the coming months as living costs continue to rise.
Posted on 10 Feb 2022
14,000 renters face eviction as living costs soarShelter responds to the government's Levelling Up White Paper
Osama Bhutta, Director of Campaigns at Shelter, said: “Today’s commitment from government is a crucial step forward and offers hope to the millions of people being held back by the housing emergency. You cannot level up the country without safe and secure homes. The devil will be in the detail, so the government now needs to set out how it will deliver on its promises.
Posted on 02 Feb 2022
Shelter responds to the government's Levelling Up White PaperNearly 400 households become homeless every day in England
New government figures released today, paint a bleak picture of homelessness in England. Containing the first three full months’ worth of data after the eviction ban was lifted, the new statistics show 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021.
Posted on 27 Jan 2022
Nearly 400 households become homeless every day in EnglandShelter and Network Rail station outreach helps more than 300 homeless people
Over 300 people sleeping rough have been helped by a pioneering partnership between housing and homelessness charity Shelter, and two of Network Rail’s largest railway stations.
Posted on 26 Jan 2022
Shelter and Network Rail station outreach helps more than 300 homeless people“Safety and supply are both critical”: Shelter responds to government’s cladding announcement
On Monday 10th January, the government set out a new plan to help address the building safety crisis in the House of Commons.
Posted on 10 Jan 2022
“Safety and supply are both critical”: Shelter responds to government’s cladding announcementWomen are some of the biggest losers in England’s broken housing system
Sixty per cent of all homeless adults living temporary accommodation in England today are women, despite only making up 51% of the general population, new analysis by Shelter shows.
Posted on 28 Dec 2021
Women are some of the biggest losers in England’s broken housing systemEven with postponements 200 clubs support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit and Tottenham warm up in their away kits on Boxing Day
Players, fans and the football world - from Sky Sports pundits Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara to brands like PUMA and Mitre - all come together to fight homelessness
Posted on 27 Dec 2021
Even with postponements 200 clubs support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit and Tottenham warm up in their away kits on Boxing Day200,000 children under threat of eviction this winter
Shelter estimates that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.
Posted on 23 Dec 2021
200,000 children under threat of eviction this winter