Sarah Johnsen summarises a recent event, organised in partnership with Crisis and Glasgow Homelessness Network, exploring interventionist responses to rough sleeping and begging.
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Now that the Homelessness Reduction Bill has passed its second reading, I-SPHERE PhD Student and practitioner Adam Stephenson considers how local authorities can best implement the proposed changes.
I, Daniel Blake demands a political response
Mark Stephens argues that the underlying solution to the misery inflicted on the characters portrayed in David Loach’s film lies in reforming policy, not charity.
It’s Time to Consider Property Taxation in the Round
Mark Stephens argues that Scotland’s new system of housing transaction tax should be allowed to bed down, but that as the Parliament’s Finance Committee considers “A Scottish Approach to Taxation” it should consider property taxation in the round.
Having Talked the Talk, Which Way should we Walk?
Drawing on new research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Professor Glen Bramley considers what policies would substantially reduce poverty in the UK.
Select Committee Report misses opportunity to be radical on homelessness
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Sarah Johnsen and Beth Watts reflect on recent recommendations to strengthen the homelessness safety net in England.
The ‘more or less?’ quiz on ‘counting the cost of uk poverty’
Glen Bramley discusses the findings of his new Joseph Rowntree Foundation research counting the costs of poverty in the UK.
“Brexit means Brexit”, but what does Brexit mean?
In the aftermath of the EU referendum, Mark Stephens considers what Brexit might mean in practice.
Destitution and foodbanks in the UK: new evidence sheds light on topical debates
Dr Filip Sosenko examines food bank use in the UK drawing on new data from the JRF-funded Destitution study.