Amnesty warns DWP’s use of AI and automation in welfare is harming disabled people and digitally excluded claimants, reports the Big Issue. Disabled people, the homeless, low-income families and those with limited digital access are being “trapped in bureaucratic limbo” by the UK government’s “unhealthy obsession” with artificial intelligence (AI), a new report has warned. Amnesty […]
There are more than ten times as many women sleeping rough than are identified through official government ‘snapshot’ counts, reports Drink and Drug News. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government snapshots fail to classify women sleeping in places like public transport or A&E departments as rough sleeping, says How do we sleep at night? – […]
People sleeping on the streets are at high-risk during periods of hot weather, and there can be severe impacts on their health and wellbeing, reports Shelter. Rough sleepers can find it difficult to cool down. They might sleep on hot tarmac or in direct sun, with little access to water or shelter. Without safe storage […]
Since the Homewards programme was launched in 2023, more than 100 initiatives have been launched across six locations around the UK, but the Prince of Wales admits the project faces a “mammoth challenge”, reports Sky News. Prince William has acknowledged the “complex and unpredictable” challenge that still lies ahead for those helping him tackle homelessness, […]
Heartbroken residents on a Kirkby housing estate have been told they must vacate their homes after essential repairs were not been carried out, reports the Liverpool Echo. The news is the latest update in an ongoing catastrophe that has plunged hundreds of people’s lives into crisis. The future viability of Willow Rise and Beech Rise […]
Two charities have once again joined forces to salvage summer festival tents for homeless people while also helping the environment, reports the BBC. Homelessness charity Emmaus Hertfordshire, based in St Albans, has linked up with humanitarian charity Herts for Refugees (HFR) to repurpose discarded tents and sleeping bags. They took part in the annual clear-up […]
Some children are spending their whole childhoods in temporary accommodation, which can also be home to 97-year-old pensioners, reports the Standard. Homeless children are in some cases spending their entire childhoods in temporary accommodation (TA) across London, and are even living alongside pensioners well into their 90s, according to a new report. Research by the […]
Tragic details of man who died close to well-known city pub revealed, reports the Liverpool Echo. A homeless former British army soldier was found dead sitting in an alleyway in Liverpool city centre. Ian Roberts was 52-years-old when he was found dead, sitting in an alley outside 9 Pudsey Street, which is the location of […]
The Salvation Army has called for overdose antidote naloxone to be more widely available in public places to prevent drug deaths on the street, reports the Big Issue. Lifesaving overdose antidote naloxone must be made available in public places alongside first aid kits, a homelessness charity has warned, to prevent drug deaths on the street. […]
The government has decided to decriminalise homelessness in England and Wales – but charity bosses say the move will do little to give dignity to rough sleepers, reports the BBC. Last week ministers announced plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act – first introduced in 1824 – with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner labelling it “cruel […]
