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Short on time? Tuesday’s housing news in five minutes
A round-up of the top stories this morning from Inside Housing and elsewhere
Top story: Councils struggle to find homes for 40% of people since introduction of Homelessness Reduction Act
Nearly 40% of people who approached their council for help following the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act have ended up in a worse or similar situation, a survey by Crisis has revealed.
Introduced in 2017, the act placed a new duty on councils to help prevent homelessness and aimed to provide more support to single people, for whom councils do not legally have a duty to provide housing.
However, Crisis’ research found the majority of people who did not improve their housing situation as a result of going to the council were single, and a large proportion were single males.
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Grenfell insulation was ‘horsemeat masquerading as beef’, says designer
A key designer of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment told the Grenfell Inquiry yesterday that the combustible insulation used on the tower was “horsemeat masquerading as a beef lasagne”.
The comments were made in reference to advertising which described the insulations as “acceptable” for use on high rises.
In the report on phase one of the Grenfell Inquiry, chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick said that the Celotex RS5000 insulation used on the tower “more likely than not” contributed to the spread of the fire.
Lunchtime long read
On the eve of the Budget, Olivia Harris, chief executive of Dolphin Living, discusses why parts of London should not be forgotten amid the debate over ‘levelling-up’ funding across the country.
Quote of the day
“The truth is that for too many people, being in social housing and being at work is still not enough to escape poverty.”
Clare Miller, chief executive of Clarion, writes about how the sector can help social housing tenants who are working but still living in poverty.
In the papers
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A group of 44 MPs have written to the government to demand that the bedroom tax should no longer applied to domestic abuse survivors fleeing their partners, the BBC reports.
Also in the BBC is a story about campaigners in Wales who are stipulating that developers stop building new homes in flood plains.
Labour MP Karen Buck has written a piece in Politics Home, calling for a national registration scheme for Airbnb-style short-term lets.
Local news
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Hackney Council plans to spend £10m a year buying back ex-Right to Buy homes, the Hackney Gazette reports.
A planning application for social housing in Derry has been rejected as the decision to include no parking in the scheme has been branded as “discriminatory” against people with disabilities, Derry Now reports.
Around the sector
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Talk about how we can all work together to make sure the homes and services we offer meet your needs:
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The Big Clanmil Conversation has been travelling all around the country, where members have been talking to tenants about how their homes and the services provided to them can better meet their needs.
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