Every two minutes someone faces the prospect of losing their home. But until now there's been housing safety net that can stop a bad situation turning into a disaster.
Over the next six months, the government is planning to pass laws that reduce what protection you have if your home comes under threat:
- reducing the temporary housing support you would receive if you lost your job – so that you might be forced to move to a different town
- scrapping the rules that mean your council has to find you a stable and secure place to live if you lose your home
- restricting the free legal advice you would get if you couldn’t afford a lawyer.
This is not the way to create a country where everyone has a secure, affordable, decent home.
Sign Shelter's petition to oppose the worst of these changes and build the strong housing safety net we all need.
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