In a truly bizarre move, a council is considering whether to fine homeless people up to £1,000 for sleeping in a tent in the city centre. The council at Stoke-on-Trent is considering imposing a public space protection order (PSPO) that will make it an offence for a person to “assemble, erect, occupy or use” a […]
Our lovely colleagues at Venus are undertaking a sponsored static bike ride at Our Place to raise some much-needed funds to keep this project going. David, who coordinates the project, said: “Over the last four years the Sefton Care Levers Centre “Our Place” have been fortunate enough through funding to offer support to some of the […]
Important information for the festive period from our lovely friends at Welfare Weekly. Need to know if you will be paid state benefits and/or tax credits early over the festive season? We have the official dates here. If you are expecting benefits or tax credit payments over Christmas bank holiday and New Year you may […]
A British charity is aiming to collect 21,000 coats in a bid to keep rough sleepers living in the UK warm during the cold winter months. According to a report in The Independent, Human Appeal, a Muslim faith-based charity, will donate the clothing to homeless people living on the streets of Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow as […]
Our lovely colleagues at Excel Housing Solutions (EHS) have revamped their website, and it’s fab! EHS provides high-quality accommodation and support within shared properties in the Merseyside area. They offer housing options for individuals who have a history of tenancy breakdowns and may also have a range of support issues such as substance misuse, mental health, offending behaviour and […]
A leading military health expert has warned of a “ticking time bomb” of homelessness for armed forces veterans. John Harrison, RAF chaplain and former Army nursing officer, told The Big Issue that aftershocks of recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are still to be felt. “There has always been something of a correlation between veterans […]
A new study reveals as many as one in 25 people are classed as homeless in the worst-affected areas of England. Homeless charity Shelter said more than 268,000 people across England are homeless, although the number is a “conservative estimate”, with many more expected to be going unrecorded. It said the leading cause was the loss […]
After Theresa May announced last week that the LHA cap would not apply to supported housing, the government has conceded that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach won’t work for the funding of supported housing, either. Outlining a new approach, the government acknowledges local areas don’t have sufficient control or oversight of provision – with it “not always possible” […]
A man who gave his “favourite” £120 trainers to a barefoot homeless man says the act has inspired other good deeds after his story was shared around the world. Craig Wells ran out of a restaurant in Nottingham after seeing the homeless man, Mark, walk past wearing no shoes. “He then started to cry and […]
A woman who urinated on a homeless man’s belongings before her friend set them on fire has been jailed. Nicola King, 23, handed a lighter to 25-year-old Jerely Evans so she could burn bedding in the doorway of a closed shop in Portsmouth. King, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier […]
