Vulnerable young homeless people are being lured by unscrupulous landlords with adverts offering accommodation in exchange for sex, a BBC investigation has found. The offers, which are completely legal, are on classified ad sites such as Craigslist. But charities have described the adverts as exploitative and MP Peter Kyle wants them made illegal. Craigslist, which […]
The number of homeless families being moved out of London and into temporary accommodation elsewhere has gone up five-fold since 2012, the BBC reports. According to figures released by London Councils (LC), the number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016. Local Authorities are forced […]
More than a third of local councils are now targeting rough sleepers with enforcement measures, research by Crisis has found. A report in Metro says that nearly three-quarters of homeless people said they had experienced some kind of enforcement in the past year, with one in ten receiving a formal measure with legal penalties. Eight out […]
A policeman has been reprimanded after paying £2 for a homeless man’s stolen biscuits. Derbyshire PC Martin Rothwell faced a charge of gross misconduct after admitting paying for the two packets of biscuits, which the homeless man had taken from a Poundland store. The man was a prolific shoplifter and had been detained at the […]
A thoughtful young woman from Liverpool has come up with a great idea to help buy ‘period packs’ for homeless women in the city. Lauren Corkill, from Orrell Park, studies psychotherapy at the University of Central Lancashire. She came up with the idea after reading about growing homelessness as well as seeing the problem on […]
A new law that will require councils to provide earlier intervention to prevent homelessness has passed through parliament. The Homelessness Reduction Bill also requires councils to provide advice and help to all affected, not just those protected under existing laws. The private member’s bill, introduced by Conservative MP Bob Blackman, has received government backing. Mr. […]
The number of households in temporary accommodation went up by 10% annually to 75,740 in the last quarter of 2016, according to the official homelessness statistics released by the Department for Communities and Local Government. According to analysis by Homeless Link, the number of households accepted as homeless by local authorities in the fourth quarter was 14,420, […]
A notorious Liverpool criminal paid for eight rough sleepers to spend two nights in luxury at Liverpool’s Shankly hotel. Sam Walker, a well-known local criminal, gathered a group of homeless people from the streets of the city-centre and offered to put them up at his own expense. He paid for two executive rooms for the […]
From next month, Wirral Council will get a share of new grant to help sort accommodation for those who are at risk of becoming homeless. The new grant will give councils, such as Wirral, the power to prevent homelessness in the first place. This will go towards employing a homelessness prevention or tenancy support officer […]
Every weekend a group of volunteers distribute homemade curries to the homeless on the streets of Cardiff. The project is the brainchild of Amerpreet Khalfa, of the Midland Langar Seva Society, who began the project in Cardiff after becoming inspired by similar projects across the UK. The 40-year-old said his Sikh faith was the primary […]
