A man launched an attack on two homeless people before pulling out a large knife, reports the Liverpool Echo. The shocking incident happened at around 11.30am on Sunday, June 14, on Houghton Street in Liverpool city centre. A woman was left with a bloodied nose after being struck in the face, while a second man […]

Sharon Hodgson, parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Department for Health and Social Care, writes in the Big Issue about why the government is giving free flu vaccines to people facing homelessness. Every person across the country is rightly entitled to healthcare. But accessing it can be a lot harder for those experiencing homelessness. Illnesses […]

Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, reports the BBC. “When people used to see me, they didn’t believe I was homeless,” Victoria says. She did not look like a rough sleeper and did not drink or take drugs. “So it was hard for people to believe that I was actually homeless.” For […]

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis, reports the Guardian. The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have said. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there […]

Liverpool Echo Special Report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These are the […]