Press releases and statements
Shelter response to PM’s plan for ‘Generation Buy’
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “Average house prices are now eight times the average salary in England, meaning most people cannot afford to take on a 95% loan."
Posted on 03 Oct 2020
Shelter response to PM’s plan for ‘Generation Buy’Black people are more than three times as likely to experience homelessness
The government has today released annual figures on the prevention and relief of homelessness in England. They show that between April 2019 and March 2020
Posted on 01 Oct 2020
Black people are more than three times as likely to experience homelessnessShelter responds to government announcement on support for renters over winter
Shelter responds to government announcement on support for renters over winter. Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: "It's a step in the right direction to make sure that renters threatened with eviction will have more time to find a new home.
Posted on 10 Sep 2020
Shelter responds to government announcement on support for renters over winterNo 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 unlawful