{"id":33285,"date":"2026-05-25T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33285"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:37:25","slug":"ford-government-pulls-the-plug-on-supportive-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/05\/ford-government-pulls-the-plug-on-supportive-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Government Pulls The Plug On Supportive Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A supporting housing facility in downtown London is closing after the Ford government decided to pull the plug on their half of the House of Hope funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>45 people who live there could soon be homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can this housing be saved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Moss, executive director of London Cares, joined Craig on the podcast to explain how this all happened and what the next steps might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro &#8211; with support from Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=tmycs-1ad1cd4-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A supporting housing facility in downtown London is closing after the Ford government decided to pull the plug on their half of the House of Hope funding. 45 people who live there could soon be homeless. 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