Neighborhoods & Housing

47+ min ago   (263+ words) Home » Housing protests lead to general strike in Spain But this victory only fuelled the protests. On Saturday 3 October, nationally coordinated rallies saw around half a million people protest across the country. Three days later, the country’s two major union…...

39+ min ago   (281+ words) Grace House, a new supported residential community in Glasgow for women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage, has welcomed its first resident. Each resident has her own bedroom and access to her own bathroom or shower room, alongside shared living spaces…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (283+ words) 125 years after Rowntree, new study highlights inequality in York The University of York’s Cost of Living Research Group has released a revealing report that identifies hidden pockets of poverty within York, traditionally regarded as a leading affluent city in Northern…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (103+ words) inkl Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town The controversal closure of a city's largest homeless shelter has led to dozens of vulnerable adults and children being unwillingly bussed 100km to an outback town with few facilities. The YiSSA short-stay…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1013+ words) Growing population pressures, increasingly extreme weather and mounting demands on public services are intensifying the need to protect and expand the UK’s green spaces. Yet investment continues to lag behind demand, putting their contribution to public health, economic growth and…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (271+ words) CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council is inviting residents, people who have experienced homelessness or housing difficulties, landlords, partner organisations and community groups to help shape the future of homelessness prevention and housing support services across the county. The Council has launched a…...

36+ min ago   (211+ words) The fourth Budapest Demographic Summit will be held on September 23-24 and will host some 70 speakers, the minister without portfolio for family affairs said on Thursday. Katalin Novák said the list of speakers would include Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1239+ words) Four generations of Shirley Napurrula Miller's family in Central Australia are supporting each other to try to make ends meet. (ABC News: Xavier Martin) New data has revealed the rising cost of essentials is making it harder for people to…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (248+ words) The infrastructure project for the resettlement area along the road connecting three national highways in Tho Long commune is being accelerated thanks to effective land clearance efforts. Close to the people, close to the grassroots. 7km of road construction, affecting 256 households,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (944+ words) (Taylor Bunting / SWNS) A mom built a house just 30 yards from her parents so she could raise her daughter with a “built-in support network” – and avoid costly childcare. Taylor Bunting, 26, had always dreamed of raising her children next door to…...