Blog
Welcome to the Framework blog, where you will find regular updates of our work, our wonderful supporters and the people we exist to support.
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17 Nov 2015A small cut with a disproportionate impact
Today members of the House of Lords will debate the Welfare Reform & Work Bill. It is extremely important to Framework and other smaller specialist housing associations because it threatens substantial cuts to our income and our ability to support vulnera
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14 Oct 2015Youth homelessness on the agenda at 24-hour sofa push
Take one slightly modified sofa, a wacky idea, a whole 24 hours, and a whole load of determined young people… and what do you get? An inspirational fundraiser for homeless young people of course.
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22 Jul 2015VIDEO - 'How I help homeless young people'
Our SAFE service supports homeless and vulnerable young people in Derbyshire to build independent and successful futures. In this video, Support Planner Stephanie explains the challenges and rewards of her work.
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10 Jul 2015Withdrawing Housing Benefit rights from young people is wrong
This week’s announcement of cuts to housing benefit payments to young people is deeply misguided. It will hit the most vulnerable young people the hardest and will, in the end, save very little public money.
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30 Jun 2015Outreach in Lincolnshire - 3 years of life-changing interventions
Since January 2012 Framework's Lincolnshire and Rutland Street Outreach Team has been changing and saving lives. This report and video explore the team's work in more detail.
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18 Jun 2015Begging and Rough Sleeping are not the same thing
“Fines for beggars.” This was the headline in yesterday’s Nottingham Post [...] I’ve been asked over the last 24 hours whether I support the fining of those people that beg.
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15 Jun 2015'I'd heard of food banks, but only on TV'
We're seeing more people affected by food poverty. That's why we're supporting the Stomach This conference at Parliament on June 18 - to bring this problem to the forefront of the political agenda. We're doing this for people like Gill.
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13 Jun 2015'The cupboards were literally empty'
We're seeing more people affected by food poverty. That's why we're supporting the Stomach This conference at Parliament on June 18 - to bring this problem to the forefront of the political agenda. This is Jon's story.
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12 Jun 2015
Food poverty made me feel ashamed
We're seeing more people affected by food poverty. That's why we're supporting the Stomach This conference at Parliament on June 18 - to bring this problem to the forefront of the political agenda. This is Mark's story.
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08 Jun 2015'The Bedroom Tax left me in food poverty'
Food poverty is something that affects real people. People like Charlotte, who agreed to share her story with us.