A report said that homelessness was growing more quickly in the countryside than in urban areas. It called on councils throughout England to double council tax for second home owners, and for more affordable homes to be built in rural areas.
Source: Nicola Robinson, Priced Out: The rising cost of rural homes, Shelter (020 7505 4699)
Links: Report (pdf) | Shelter press release | RHT press release | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Nov
An article argued that the neglect of rural homelessness in England stemmed from the inappropriate application of traditional methods for estimating rough sleeping in rural locations.
Source: David Robinson, 'Rough sleeping in rural England: challenging a problem denied', Policy & Politics, Volume 32 Number 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2004-Oct
The proportion of homeless households in rural England rose by just under 30 per cent between 1999 and 2003.
Source: The State of the Countryside 2004, Countryside Agency (0870 120 6466)
Links: Report (pdf links) | Summary (pdf) | Defra press release | Countryside Agency press release | CPRE press release | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Jun
