Press releases and statements
274,000 people in England are homeless, with thousands more likely to lose their homes
Shelter warns tough winter and living cost crisis could see homelessness surge
Posted on 09 Dec 2021
274,000 people in England are homeless, with thousands more likely to lose their homesAt least two a day died homeless in the pandemic last year
Shelter responds to ONS ’s figures on number of homeless people who died in England and Wales in 2020
Posted on 01 Dec 2021
At least two a day died homeless in the pandemic last yearShelter sounds alarm as more than 1,000 people a day call emergency helpline
Since the Covid restrictions began to lift in June 2021, more than 1,000 callers a day have contacted Shelter’s emergency helpline in England, new data reveals today.
Posted on 30 Nov 2021
Shelter sounds alarm as more than 1,000 people a day call emergency helplineOnly one social home built for every 192 households stuck on waiting lists
New government statistics on affordable housing supply in England released today show that between March 2020 and April 2021 just one social home was built for every 192 households stuck on housing waiting lists
Posted on 18 Nov 2021
Only one social home built for every 192 households stuck on waiting listsLevelling Up without social housing could escalate our housing emergency, Shelter warns
Failure to include social housing in the Government’s upcoming ‘levelling up’ plan may escalate the housing emergency in three key locations a new report by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter warns today. The new report, Levelling Up with Social Housing, looks at the housing emergency through three levelling up locations which lack affordable housing: Burnley, Plymouth and Sheffield.
Posted on 18 Nov 2021
Levelling Up without social housing could escalate our housing emergency, Shelter warnsShelter welcomes news of the National League supporting the #NoHomeKit campaign
Shelter welcomes news of the National League supporting its #NoHomeKit campaign
Posted on 15 Nov 2021
Shelter welcomes news of the National League supporting the #NoHomeKit campaignShelter responds to reports about new No Home Kit campaign
Shelter responds to No Home Kit campaign
Posted on 09 Nov 2021
Shelter responds to reports about new No Home Kit campaign91 families made homeless every day in England
Today, the government released new figures on homelessness in England for the period April to June 2021.
Posted on 28 Oct 2021
91 families made homeless every day in EnglandShelter responds to the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review
Shelter responds to the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review
Posted on 27 Oct 2021
Shelter responds to the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending ReviewHealth of one in five renters harmed by their home
The health of one in five renters (22%) in England – or 1.9 million households - is being harmed by poor housing, stark new research from Shelter shows today.
Posted on 13 Oct 2021
Health of one in five renters harmed by their home