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New homelessness falls by 20 per cent.
Govt pledges ‘relentless focus’ on homelessness

Tony Blair has welcomed news that new cases of homelessness have fallen by 20 per cent but warned there is no room for complacency. Official figures show that 17,310 new households became homeless from October to December 2006, an annual fall of 20 per cent and considerably below the peak of 35,770 three years ago…. Read more »

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Govt focuses on youth homelessness
Youth homelessness given new priority

Young people forced to leave home are one of the biggest causes of homelessness, the housing minister said today while announcing a raft of new measures to tackle youth homelessness. Minister Yvette Cooper said that the UK has successfully addressed the worst forms of homelessness, but it is now time to look beyond rough sleeping… Read more »