Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.

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Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’

Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity says

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Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast

In the Guardian’s Against the tide series, the documentary photographer got to know some ‘amazing’ 16- to 25-year-olds living on the fringes of England and Wales, and now her work is the centre of a new touring exhibition

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California reports one of largest drops in homelessness in past year, Hud reports

New data suggests success in Gavin Newsom’s crackdown, as Illinois, Hawaii and Florida also report notable decreases

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Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis

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Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby

The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are proud to call home, even though high unemployment limits their opportunities. As part of the year-long Against the tide project reporting on the lives of young people in coastal communities across England and Wales, the Guardian follows 19-year old Cohen, who is desperate to find a permanent job while running a mascot hire company and chasing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler

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Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs

Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’

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George Soros group pledges $300m to US economic security and civil liberties

Billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations has worked to advance justice and human rights around world

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National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’

Commission led by Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas asks public to share vision of community and country to help rebuild social cohesion

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Record numbers of UK renters crowdfunding to cover bills

Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their heads

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