The number of homeless children has risen by 80% since the Conservatives came into government in 2010, with a new household now found to be homeless every five minutes, official figures show. Newly published data reveals 124,490 minors were housed in temporary accommodation in England at the end of 2018, marking an increase of 55,440 since the same […]
A scheme that helps vulnerable young people off the streets hopes to help combat County Lines drugs gangs. Scott Jenkinson established the UK’s first “youth shed” in Denbighshire two years ago, according to a BBC report. Youth Shedz Cymru gives formerly homeless young people the opportunity to transform derelict buildings into a space they can […]
A hidden housing crisis is unfolding across the UK and it’s leaving thousands of young people at risk of homelessness, new research has revealed. A study by Centrepoint has found people aged 18 to 39 are more likely than any generation before them to have experienced homelessness, reports The Metro. The cost of living independently […]
Members of the homeless LGBTQ community in India, a country where same-sex relations still remain illegal, will soon be able to use a 15-acre ancestral palace in Gujarat as a refuge from discrimination and persecution. The development comes after India’s only openly gay member of royalty, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla, Gujarat, decided to […]
Campaigners and charities have responded angrily to new research showing that local authorities are refusing to offer homes for social rent to homeless people, claiming that benefit cuts mean vulnerable people can no longer afford even the cheapest housing. Councils argue that homeless people are being denied social housing because recent welfare changes mean they […]
A homeless man is reportedly due to start work in an upmarket Manchester restaurant thanks to an off chance chat with its owner and chef. Gary Usher, who owns six restaurants in the north west of England, said he was leaving a shift at Kala restaurant on Saturday night when he bumped into the man, who […]
Merseyside Police has responded to claims that officers have been removing homeless people’s sleeping bags from the streets, reports the Liverpool Echo. The allegation had been made by homeless campaigners who said they had received complaints from those on the streets in Wirral that the force had been removing sleeping bags. One group to complain […]
Homeless Link has published a guide to alcohol use by the homeless. As individuals with lived experience of homelessness, mental health and alcohol misuse, Creative Inclusion asked Neil, Paddy and Danielle (members of Greater Manchester’s co-production panel) for their thoughts on: The needs of people who are homeless and drinking at hazardous levels The best […]
The government has been accused of slashing homelessness funding by up to £80m after scaling back proposed taxes on foreign property investors, reports The Independent. Theresa May last year announced plans to charge overseas buyers of UK homes up to 3 per cent more stamp duty in a bid to stop them driving up British […]
Football legend John Barnes became a supporter when he turned up at a monthly five-a-side tournament run by Liverpool Homeless Football League. The ex-Liverpool and England star stunned homeless players in the city by giving them a pre-match pep talk. John, 55, who played 314 times for Liverpool and 79 times for England, the Daily […]
