homelessness

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 26 October

Charities call for urgent government action to prevent rough sleepers being forced back onto streets

Waste companies warn that number of homeless people sleeping in bins is increasing

Shelter says a child loses their home every eight minutes

Government fails to build any of the 200,000 new starter homes it pledged in 2014

Families are being forced to live in unsafe, disruptive and overcrowded conditions

Mayor’s proposal prompts battle between rival GoFundMe factions in America’s homelessness capital

Nearly 6,000 payments were made last year amid cuts to social housing

US military veteran and New Jersey woman admit making up good samaritan story purely for profit

Three employees suspended and under investigation as video of incident goes viral

Cafe chain’s charitable foundation giving £200,000 to offer rough sleepers both accommodation and paid work

Charities warn that snow and sub-zero temperatures could be fatal for rough sleepers

Homelessness activists call for the spring-loaded containers to be removed from the streets

News comes as Office of National Statistics reveals nearly 600 rough sleepers died on the UK's streets last year

Estimates for charity Crisis suggest official figures fail to capture true scale of problem

At least 130,000 youngsters will be living in temporary accommodation this festive season, a rise of 59% in five years

Newly released figures show that 13,000 more people have been forced to sleep rough over past year

Rough sleeper suffered burns to hand and leg after incident near Liverpool Lime Street station

Social workers helped ‘vulnerable’ 17-year-old boy set up camp outdoors

Homeless people face compulsory work programme or jail under new law

Viral video shows Michael Cash being sprayed red days before his body was discovered in cemetery

Theresa May vows to help homeless people ‘turn their lives around’

Charity says £10bn government investment could solve the problem

Investigation finds more than 50 local authorities have PSPOs banning begging and loitering

Charity says Charlie Hennessy probably never really existed

Under the new law, rough sleepers in England will have a legal right to help from their local council

Archbishop of Canterbury says budget cuts have left councils unable to help homeless

Jeremy Corbyn says ‘the powerful cannot keep walking by’ in message of condolence

Volunteer given £70 fine for parking in a bus stop - even though no buses were running

Council U-turn comes after weeks of criticism for measures to stop rough sleeping

Outrage as Simon Dudley urges police action to tackle ‘epidemic’ that paints town in ‘unfavourable light’

The London station will be transformed into a festive dining hall where rough sleepers can enjoy a turkey lunch