A group of football fans that were on their way to watch a Wales game have been praised for taking a homeless woman with them and then buying her dinner. Pals Lloyd Jones, Gareth Newell, Scott Challenger, Chris Lloyd and Michael Knight spotted Samantha outside O’Neills St Mary Street Bar on their way to the […]
Single mothers and their children are being disproportionately affected by rising homelessness in England, the charity Shelter has told the BBC. Its analysis of government figures suggests one in every 55 single-parent families became homeless in 2017-18. In 92% of these 26,610 cases, the homeless parent was a single mother. Furthermore, according to the homeless […]
Public services such as hospitals, Jobcentres and prisons now have a duty to notify local authorities when they think someone may be homeless or at risk of homelessness. According to Homeless Link, individuals can arrive at the point of homelessness after a long chain of other life events, often coming into contact with a range […]
More than one homeless person died every day in the UK over the last 12 months, according to a new study. Experts described the statistic as a “national scandal” and placed the blame on welfare cuts, high rents and a lack of social housing. The true death toll is likely to be significantly higher, according to […]
According to new research released by Cardiff University the increase in working poverty between 2004/05 and 2014/15 was experienced by families living in the private rented sector and social housing – without any increase for owner-occupiers. “I expect this to continue in the coming years, and I think we’re going to hear much more about […]
A woman has resorted to living in a Wendy house after hitting financial troubles and finding herself homeless. April Fillingham, 27, from Hindley in Wigan, has been sleeping in the wooden outdoor playhouse in the garden behind her mother’s bungalow for six months. She told BBC news: “It’s cold and there’s a drip from the […]
The 24-hour venue, based in a converted warehouse on Cotton Street near Bramley-Moore Dock, will officially open on October 10th. The new shelter is the idea of Signature Living boss Lawrence Kenwright, who says he wants to “stop people dying on our streets”. The 52-year-old hotel developer and his wife, Katie, opened up the Kingsway House […]
Councils across the UK spent £300 million in three years on placing homeless people in hotels and B&Bs, Freedom of Information figures reveal. Brent in northwest London spent £39 million in three years on temporary accommodation for homeless people, according to FOI responses received by the Evening Standard. The figures, which relate to the last three financial years […]
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says he will donate all profits from his testimonial match to help the city’s homeless. The Belgian defender, who joined City 10 years ago, has teamed up with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to create Tackle4MCR and says money from his gala dinner and testimonial match will go to help those […]
World Homeless Day is global event to raise awareness about homelessness held each year on the 10th of October. The idea of ‘World Homeless Day’ came from online discussions between people working to respond to homelessness from various parts of the world. The first World Homeless Day was marked on the 10th of October 2010. […]
