My letter in ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ today, following the news that the Govt plans to replace the Vagrancy Act with news powers to tackle ‘nuisance’ begging.

Please join us in person at this collaborative research event on precarious housing and homelessness. The Leonardo Royal Hotel, Southampton, 25 May 2023. University of Southampton Law School Reserve a spot here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/collaborativ…

Today is #WorldLupusDay 💜 Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder where the immune system of the body attacks itself, affecting around 1 in 1,000 people living in the UK. Learn more about #lupus at lupusuk.org.uk.

University of Southampton Rent Arrears Project Interview with Professor Lisa Whitehouse podbean.com/ew/pb-jjsh9-13… Home Matters in Scotland Home Matters in Wales Home Matters in England Lisa Whitehouse

As @podormore and I argue here, without accessible housing advice, people are unlikely to know that (in most cases) their mortgage lender must go to court to get a possession order doi.org/10.1017/lst.20…

Tracey Varnava: Have you been threatened with eviction? | @finan_fairness University of Southampton scottishhousingnews.com/articles/trace…

New research suggests 5.5 million UK adults are behind on their energy bills– we’ve joined Money Advice Trust and 12 other organisations to call for a Government “Help to Repay” scheme to provide a safe route out of debt for households struggling with arrears. independent.co.uk/news/uk/money-…

The Home Matters 2 team University of Southampton is asking for help with research on housing debt and eviction. If you work with or know anyone in rent or mortgage arrears and would be willing to pass on a short survey please get in touch: [email protected]. Thanks! Lisa Whitehouse

"It could be a young person who’s recently left the care system, a woman fleeing an abusive partner or someone who couldn’t keep up with rising rents." Rishi Sunak please listen to the homelessness sector and act to end rough sleeping. #KeepOurDoorsOpen theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

CA cost of living data dashboard public.flourish.studio/story/1634399/… Visualised with Flourish #CitizensAdviceData

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our @finan_fairness project on housing debt and home loss. If you are able to help e.g. by distributing our short survey (hard copy or online) which takes less than 5 minutes to complete, then please get in touch [email protected].

New figures from @Which? are a sobering reminder that we are still in the grips of the cost-of-living crisis. The need for affordable and accessible credit and debt advice for all continues to be more relevant than ever.

With my massive following of 55 I'm not sure this announcement is going to be a success, but it's worth a try. On Tuesday we start a 19 day charity cycle around England and Wales to raise funds for PAPYRUS . We lost our son to suicide in 2013 at the age of 17.

It's Talk Money Week! This year’s theme is ‘Do one thing’ to improve your financial wellbeing, and our one thing is… ‘Talk About It’. We’ll be posting tips this week to help you share what you’re going through, and we’ll also be hosting a Reddit UK AMA from 10am today. Feel

What does it actually mean for lawyers to uphold the rule of law? And which lawyer unethical conduct risks undermining the rule of law? Legal Services Board has just published a wide-ranging report on these issues, commissioned and written by @RichardMoorhead Kenta Tsuda, and me.

The Princess of Wales’s heart is undoubtedly in the right place but we can’t afford to see royal patronage through rose-tinted glasses. Like food banks, baby banks shouldn't be needed. Calling for systemic changes alongside efforts to fill the gap is key. ifanuk.org/47KBh9D

Important points from Money and Mental Health which are supported by the findings of the research Lisa Whitehouse and I have done for @finan_fairness on #housingdebt and #eviction.

Be really lovely - if anyone is able - to support my son Ben Childs who is running the Hackney Half - his first race - to raise money for Shelter. I obviously put him off being a lawyer but he has seen what a difference a safe, secure home makes. justgiving.com/page/ben-child…

💔 The loss of a home can be financially and emotionally devastating. 🏠 Professor Lisa Whitehouse and Dr Tracey Varnava's new report on "Tackling housing debt and eviction" provides policy recommendations that help with this. 👉 Read their report here: buff.ly/3WuEVAd