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Ideally ‘home’ is a place of comfort, security and a place to return to. But under lockdown our homes have become a microcosm of the outside world; they are serving as an office, a classroom, play space and even an isolation unit. This experience is challenging for us all, and we’ll hear from recently ordained deacon and poet Ben Lines about ups and downs of family life.

Lockdown is immeasurably tougher for those who are already vulnerable and living in poor or unstable accommodation. Roy Jenkins hears from two organisations; Care for Families and Safer Families, who are supporting those in need. Dr Malcolm Brown will examine the Biblical understanding of 'home' and why having a decent home is so important for people to flourish. He is joint editor of a recent book on Christian perspectives on housing. It’s one of the outcomes of a commission set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury to look at the housing crisis in the United Kingdom.

The pandemic led to a government sponsored programme to house all rough sleepers. Housing Justice Cymru believes this could be a genuine opportunity to move from a crisis response to homelessness towards supporting people into long term accommodation. We’ll hear how their Citadel project can help people to develop a new sense of ‘home.’