A man facing homelessness who held up a bank with a banana stealing more than £1,000 before handing himself in to police, has been jailed for 14 months. Laurence James Vonderdell threatened a cashier at a Barclays branch in Bournemouth with the fruit, which he covered with a plastic bag, and shouted “This is a stick-up, give me […]
Health commissioners in Southport and Formby are encouraging residents to get involved in their local NHS by joining their GPs practice’s patient group. NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is raising awareness of the role of patient participation groups, which every GP practice in England is required to have. Groups can provide practical […]
A single mother of four forced out of her home over a shortfall in housing benefit has been backed by the Supreme Court in a legal challenge to being designated intentionally homeless by one of Britain’s biggest councils. Known only as ‘Ms Samuels’, she was using non-housing benefits intended to cover other living costs like food and […]
Hundreds of asylum seekers are facing eviction after a housing provider announced it was to restart a lock-changing programme. Serco first announced that it was issuing eviction notices to tenants who had been denied the right to remain in the UK last July. It provides free housing to about 300 people in Glasgow. Glasgow City […]
Homeless Link want to hear about your experiences locally, your views on the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy and the challenges and opportunities you are facing. Small community and faith-based organisations have a long history of offering support to people who are homeless and rough sleeping. However, all too often these important services are not sufficiently […]
You might think that winter is the most difficult time for the homeless, but warmer temperatures bring a fresh set of challenges for people living on the streets. While winter weather can cause all manner of illnesses, the road to surviving the scorching sun is just as perilous for the homeless. Risks include severe dehydration, […]
A graphic design student is fundraising to provide personal alarms for homeless women in Plymouth. Fiona Melville is using her graphic design skills to raise awareness of the issue of violence and sexual violence against homeless women. She did this in response to the increase in homelessness across the UK, and what she perceives as […]
A man has been left ‘disgusted’ after Tesco staff refused to serve him if he bought food or drink for a homeless woman. Daniel Heard, 40, was in the Tesco Express in Lincoln, when he decided to do a small act of kindness for a rough sleeper standing outside. Daniel went in to buy a […]
Homeless Link has been awarded £2 million by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), from the Homelessness strand of the Tampon Tax Fund, to deliver onward grants to charities working with women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in England. The programme will open for first stage submissions at the […]
Nearly two thousand domestic abuse survivors a year are put at risk of homelessness or being forced back into the arms of their abuser due to local authority rules saying they are not vulnerable enough to access housing. An estimated 1,960 households fleeing domestic abuse in England are not being provided with a safe home by […]
