Current Affairs

Current Affairs

Homeless Oxfordshire’s response to Renters’ Rights Act reforms

As the county’s largest non-profit provider of supported accommodation, we welcome key elements of the Renters’ Rights Act 2026, but without stronger local enforcement and ...
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Autumn Budget 2025 – response from Homeless Oxfordshire and Connection Support

Through our partnership, Connection Support and Homeless Oxfordshire are reflecting on the Autumn Budget and the real difference it makes for the people we support. ...
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Renters’ Rights Act: What is it and why does it matter?

Big news for renters across England – the Renters’ Rights Act officially became law on 27 October 2025. It’s being called the “biggest shake-up of ...
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Will you be able to apply for a digital ID card without a fixed address?

Many of our residents already face huge barriers when it comes to accessing services and securing work. A digital ID system has the potential to ...
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Rising threat of homelessness in Oxford as private rent prices soar

Together, the latest statutory homelessness data and the recent report on private rent and house prices from the Office for National Statistics paint a stark ...
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200% more women sleeping rough in Oxfordshire than official counts suggest

The 2024 Women’s Rough Sleeping Census Report (WRSC) has revealed that there could be 10 times more women sleeping rough in England than official counts ...
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Autumn Budget: Cuts to funding could lead to preventable deaths warn three homeless charities

With central government funding for homelessness support set to expire in March 2025, three Oxfordshire-based charities have warned what that could mean for the people ...
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World Homeless Day 2024

On October 10th colleagues and supporters helped mark World Homeless Day at Homeless Oxfordshire in a variety of ways. Challenging perceptions Think homelessness is just ...
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Jerry’s story: ready for a fresh start but with nowhere to go

Just imagine… You’ve struggled with addiction since your teens. You lost everything, became homeless, got support, went through rehab. After years of commitment and hard ...
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Cheryl’s story: why a lack of social and affordable housing in Oxfordshire is contributing to the housing crisis

As the county’s largest provider of supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, Homeless Oxfordshire is acutely aware of the pressures facing local authorities, statutory services ...
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Joint open letter from Homeless Oxfordshire, Aspire Oxfordshire, and Connection Support to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman

Dear Home Secretary, Homeless Oxfordshire, Aspire Oxfordshire, and Connection Support refute your recent comments regarding homelessness, are saddened by your ill-informed choice of language that ...
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Unfair Britain

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Re: criticism to re-open night-shelters

In principle, we believe that everything should be done to ensure that people have a safe space to sleep in extreme weather. However, night shelters ...
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No home or abusive home? The life or death decision.

Recently we spotted a great story about three survivors of domestic abuse who began a furniture project to provide women with furnishings who might have ...
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The ‘wicked problem’ of homelessness

What does it mean and what can you do? A ‘wicked problem’ has lots of causes. It’s a problem that is difficult to describe and doesn’t have a simple solution. It can’t be solved by ...
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