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fromIndependent
1 month agoExtension of First Home Scheme to second-hand homes unlikely to feature in Budget 2026, says Taoiseach
The First Home Scheme will likely not be extended to second-hand homes in next month's Budget; priority will be getting families out of emergency accommodation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoNorthern Ireland at risk of race riot permacrisis', government files warn
Northern Ireland faces a permacrisis from recurring race riots and may need to use military bases to shelter people burnt out of their homes, government documents reveal. Officials fear the region faces prolonged instability and that a single incident, local or international, could spark widespread disorder. The stark warnings say some displaced families have gone off-grid for security and that authorities may struggle to provide safe emergency accommodation if renewed unrest erupts.
UK politics
Public health
fromIrish Independent
2 months agoRecord number of children are homeless, as Barnardos report highlights devastating impact of accommodation failings
Sub-standard emergency and overcrowded housing is harming children's childcare, nutrition, education, health, and long-term well-being, with many families living in dirty, damp, unsafe conditions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoLabour-run councils consider legal challenges to close asylum hotels
Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is determinedto stick to her plan after the Epping ruling and its consequences, a source said. We have a plan and we're sticking to it to close asylum hotels by the end of the parliament. This is one narrow court judgment that happened yesterday. We're not being knocked off course, this is our manifesto commitment, the source said.
UK politics
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