In Liverpool last week, police investigated reports that a young woman threw a glass bottle at a homeless man in the city centre, whilst few months ago a homeless man was injured when a lit firework was placed in his pocket. But despite concerns about rising attacks, an investigation by the Guardian has found that […]
The rise in homelessness is not the Conservative’s fault, it’s down to social issues like drinking and drugs, said Housing Secretary James Brokenshire. Mr Brokenshire, who was appointed the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in April, said that the likes of psychoactive substance spice and family breakdown issues that have led to the […]
Homelessness in the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis reports. For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest. New research published by Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be […]
A Liverpool City council plan to provide people who sleep rough with a ‘bricks and mortar’ solution to their accommodation issues is seeing results. In June, the council received a £280,000 funding boost from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to take people off the streets and support them into long-term accommodation. Since September […]
More than 120,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, official Government statistics have revealed. The new data shows the number of children living in temporary accommodation is at its highest point for 12 years. When David Cameron took power in 2010, the number of homeless minors was at 71,460. Now, that figure is at 123,630 […]
US children’s TV show Sesame Street is introducing a homeless muppet for the first time, to help its young viewers learn about the issue. Lily is a seven-year-old girl whose family comes to stay with friends when they lose their apartment. She tells fellow muppet Elmo about her situation while the pair paint a rainbow […]
One of Liverpool’s most well-known churches is planning to install a striking sculpture which depicts Jesus as a homeless person. Casts of ‘Homeless Jesus’ have been displayed in cities across the world including in Manchester outside St Ann’s Church. Liverpool Parish Church (also known as St Nick’s, opposite the Pier Head) says placing a version of […]
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire MP has unveiled the government’s next steps to help people off the streets and meet its target to end rough sleeping for good by 2027. Following the publication of the Rough Sleeping Strategy this summer, the Rough Sleeping Delivery Plan, published on Monday 10 December, sets out how important measures contained in […]
A new report reveals those living in supported housing are being discouraged from finding work out of fears of unaffordable rent prices. The report from the Mayday Trust, titled ‘Wisdom Behind Doors’, is based on more than 80 conversations with people in temporary accommodation and further highlights the situations in which supported housing has become […]
An entire shop full of donations for the homeless is set to help those most in need over the winter. The vacant unit at Runcorn Shopping City was packed full of donations by generous people who wanted to help out after the shopping centre launched a campaign dubbed #warmthestreets, reports the Liverpool Echo. Its success means homeless […]
