News – July 2011

Nationwide: vote Shelter! 
12 Jul 2011
Are you a member of Nationwide Building Society, or know someone who is? Then Shelter wants your vote!

Baby boomers put retirement at risk 
28 Jul 2011
Britain’s housing crisis is forcing the baby boomer generation to risk their financial security in old age to support their family’s housing costs, Shelter has revealed.

1 in 4 London children overcrowded 
14 Jul 2011
One in four London children are living in overcrowded homes, new figures reveal, as Shelter calls on the Mayor to do more to tackle the problem.

Welfare changes could cause homelessness 
04 Jul 2011
Government ministers may have seen analysis that proposed changes to welfare benefits could make 40,000 families homeless, it has been revealed by the Observer.

Landlords from Hell exposed 
04 Jul 2011
Private tenants feel powerless when facing problems with their landlord, Shelter research reveals, as Jon Snow investigates Landlords from Hell in Channel 4’s Dispatches.