News – June 2011

Councillors’ housing benefit fears 
29 Jun 2011
Councillors across the country are worried they will be unable to cope with the strain on public services caused by cuts to housing benefit, new Shelter research has revealed.

Shelter at Glastonbury 
22 Jun 2011
Shelter is taking our Rogue Landlords campaign to the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury this year.

Repossession hotspots revealed 
21 Jun 2011
Shelter's research has revealed the places in England with the highest proportion of homeowners who are at serious risk of repossession.

Housing costs cause depression 
20 Jun 2011
New Shelter research shows a huge surge in the number of people suffering from stress and depression due to high housing costs.

Homelessness up 10% 
09 Jun 2011
44,160 households were accepted as homeless last year, according to the latest statistics issued by the Communities and Local Government Department today - that's a 10% increase on the previous year.