GMLC Campaign Volunteer Neryssa Martins Luz summarises the Museum of Homelessness’ new 2026 report into Severe Weather homelessness provision (SWEP). The full report is available here. The Museum of Homelessness…
Some may have seen in the news this week that on Tuesday 11 February 2025, His Honour Judge Bird ruled that the homeless camp in St Peter’s Square can be…
GMLC campaign volunteers Akinola Akinyanju and Rosie Coan summarise the Dying Homeless Project’s new report into deaths of homeless people in 2022. Introduction For over a year, Greater Manchester…
Have your say! The government is doing a consultation on making life saving drug that reverses effects of heroin overdose available to homelessness services. The consultation closes today, but you…
We have produced this guide because we are concerned about the rising number of homeless deaths in the UK and want to offer support and information to bereaved families who…
Despite widespread criticism Manchester City Council is continuing with its planned Public Space Protection Order for the City Centre. Greater Manchester Law Centre remains opposed to the PSPO – our…
Support our representations at the Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee, Thursday, 7th November 2:00pm, further details here We have been campaigning against Manchester City Council’s proposed Public Space Protection Order for unfairly targeting homeless…
A full version of this article by Ruth Hunt appeared in the Morning Star. This extract is re-posted here with permission. Ruth F Hunt is a freelance journalist and an…
After months of waiting for the Council’s proposals following their “consultation”, the current plans as reported in the Manchester Evening News yesterday amount to no real change. Manchester City…
What is the PSPO? Manchester City Council are proposing to give themselves new powers using a PSPO. Under these powers any “authorised person” including a council officer can issue a…