News

• Places of Change programme - £70 million announced to build on HCIP

• Straight to success - St Giles Straight to Work wins Andy Ludlow Award

• Freedom of food - London Councils decide not to include clause banning the provision of free food on the street in proposed legislation

• Opening the Doors - new project to improve access to London libraries for homeless people. For more information or to get involved, contact Caitriona Carney

• Emergency for all - CLG state Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) should be open to Eastern Europeans

• Concerning cuts - proposed cuts to housing benefit caps in London

In the Media

• Purely prevention? - concerns over dramatic reductions in London homelessness acceptances

• Prioritise people - need for new homes greater than environmental concerns

• Hurdles to helping - questions over accessibility of the sector

Policy and Research

• Nursing knowledge - lack of training for nurses working with homeless people revealed by Homeless Health initiative report

• Roughly sleeping - report claims rough sleeping counts underestimate need

• Skills to work - DWP proposal to reform 16 hour benefit rule on studying

• Home is where the heart is - report on joint pilot between St Mungos and Relate

• Street substances - research into police encounters with street drug users

• Moving gradually - Mayor agrees to initial reduction in proposed number of homes to go into Captial Moves scheme

• Calls for council housing - EDM calls for regeneration of council housing sector

Consultations

• Healthy opinions - opportunity for service users to get involved and input their views to the Homeless Health Initiative

• Skills for London - London Skills and Employment Board strategy Closes 21 January

Resources

• Cash for coaching - busaries available for coaching qualifications

• Polish psychiatrists - pilot project offering counselling in Polish

• Young experiences - knowledge base, networking & good practice site from National Youth Homelessness Scheme

• Promoting participation - workshops for BME groups on voting and the electoral system

• Advice to augment - consultancy specialising in maximising supported housing income

Funding

• Places of Change programme - £70 million announced to build on HCIP Closes 25 January
• Tax grants - funding from HM Revenue and Customs for financial inclusion relating to tax and tax credits Closes 24 December

• Princely sums - grants for 14-25year olds to run community projects

• Breathing places - funding for local environmental projects

Diary Dates

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