Press releases and statements
No DSS: Second Shelter court case confirms disabled dad-of-four was discriminated against for receiving housing benefit
No DSS: Second Shelter court case confirms disabled dad-of-four was discriminated against for receiving housing benefit
Posted on 09 Sep 2020
No DSS: Second Shelter court case confirms disabled dad-of-four was discriminated against for receiving housing benefitShelter response to MHCLG announcement on the Affordable Homes Programme
Shelter response to MHCLG announcement on the Affordable Homes Programme
Posted on 08 Sep 2020
Shelter response to MHCLG announcement on the Affordable Homes Programme40% of homes granted planning permission go unbuilt
40% of homes granted planning permission go unbuilt, new Shelter report finds
Posted on 04 Sep 2020
40% of homes granted planning permission go unbuiltLandlords, letting agents and charities urge the government to help renters clear Coronavirus (COVID-19) rent debts and stay in their homes
Landlords, letting agents and charities urge the government to help renters clear Coronavirus (COVID-19) rent debts
Posted on 28 Aug 2020
Landlords, letting agents and charities urge the government to help renters clear Coronavirus (COVID-19) rent debts and stay in their homesThousands of private renters made homeless as pandemic unfolds, which Shelter warns is just the beginning
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Posted on 20 Aug 2020
Thousands of private renters made homeless as pandemic unfolds, which Shelter warns is just the beginningOver 450,000 private renting parents fear ‘Covid-homelessness’
Nearly one in five (17%) private renting parents – equivalent to 458,000 adults - are now more concerned their family will become homeless as a result of the Covid crisis, new research from Shelter shows.
Posted on 30 Jul 2020
Over 450,000 private renting parents fear ‘Covid-homelessness’No DSS: Landmark court ruling confirms housing benefit discrimination is unlawful
In a landmark ruling handed down at York County Court, housing benefit discrimination has been judged unlawful and in breach of the Equality Act, confirms Shelter. This is a huge breakthrough for the charity’s End DSS Discrimination campaign.
Posted on 14 Jul 2020
No DSS: Landmark court ruling confirms housing benefit discrimination is unlawfulShelter urges action as new government statistics reveal danger facing renters
New government statistics reveal the danger of homelessness faced by the country's renters.
Posted on 09 Jul 2020
Shelter urges action as new government statistics reveal danger facing renters230,000 renters at risk of ‘COVID-eviction’ when government ban lifts
230,000 renters at risk of ‘COVID-19 eviction’ when government ban lifts
Posted on 06 Jul 2020
230,000 renters at risk of ‘COVID-eviction’ when government ban liftsShelter responds to government clarification on the Affordable Homes Programme
Shelter responds to government clarification on the Affordable Homes Programme
Posted on 01 Jul 2020
Shelter responds to government clarification on the Affordable Homes Programme