Press releases and statements
Charities joint statement for Everyone In anniversary
To mark the one year anniversary of the government’s Everyone In scheme today, the CEOs of Shelter, Centre Point, Homeless Link and National Housing Federation have come together to issue a joint statement on what needs to happen next.
Posted on 26 Mar 2021
Charities joint statement for Everyone In anniversaryShelter: New Right to Buy proposals 'step in the wrong direction'
Shelter responds to new government proposal to use funds from Right to Buy to build shared ownership and Help to Buy homes.
Posted on 19 Mar 2021
Shelter: New Right to Buy proposals 'step in the wrong direction'Pandemic leaves six million people more afraid of becoming homeless
One in seven adults (14%) – equivalent to more than six million people – in England are more worried about becoming homeless due to the pandemic, new research by Shelter reveals.
Posted on 16 Mar 2021
Pandemic leaves six million people more afraid of becoming homelessShelter responds to extension of the bailiff ban and six-month notice periods
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “These extensions will come as a relief to the frightened renters who’ve been flooding our helpline with calls. While the threat level from the virus is still high, it’s right that renters can stay safe in their homes.
Posted on 10 Mar 2021
Shelter responds to extension of the bailiff ban and six-month notice periodsShelter calls the Budget missed opportunity to ‘build back better’
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: "The pandemic has left far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership. Sadly, the mortgage guarantee announced by the Chancellor is pure window dressing. Research shows it won’t help most renters and has no hope of turning ‘Generation Rent’ into ‘Generation Buy’.
Posted on 03 Mar 2021
Shelter calls the Budget missed opportunity to ‘build back better’Rough sleeping falls but Shelter warns too many are being denied help
Shelter responds to the government's new snapshot figures on the number of people found to be sleeping rough in England on a given night in autumn 2020.
Posted on 25 Feb 2021
Rough sleeping falls but Shelter warns too many are being denied helpChancellor must act to tackle rent debt crisis
At least half a million private renters are in arrears due to the economic impact of Covid-19. The UK Government’s own research shows that ‘private renters report being hardest hit by the pandemic.
Posted on 18 Feb 2021
Chancellor must act to tackle rent debt crisisShelter responds to the extension of the bailiff ban
The government has announced the current ban on evictions by bailiffs will be extended until 31 March 2021. This comes as the latest research from Shelter shows almost 445,000 private renting adults in England have fallen behind on their rent or been served with some kind of eviction notice in the last month.
Posted on 14 Feb 2021
Shelter responds to the extension of the bailiff banShelter responds to government announcement of £3.5bn funding to help end the 'cladding scandal'
Shelter has responded to the government announcement of a further £3.5 billion to help end the 'cladding scandal'. Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick MP said leaseholders in high-rise blocks (above 18 metres) will face no costs for cladding remediation work. Those in low and medium-rise blocks will never have to pay more than £50 a month for cladding removal work. To help fund the scheme, the government will impose a new tax on residential property in the UK.
Posted on 10 Feb 2021
Shelter responds to government announcement of £3.5bn funding to help end the 'cladding scandal'Thousands are struggling to survive the pandemic while homeless
The government has released new figures on homelessness in England which show that almost 70,000 households faced homelessness between July and September 2020.
Posted on 28 Jan 2021
Thousands are struggling to survive the pandemic while homeless