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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The number of homeless children has risen by 80% since the Conservatives came into government in 2010, with a new household now found to be homeless every five minutes, official figures show. Newly published data reveals 124,490 minors were housed in temporary accommodation in England at the end of 2018, marking an increase of 55,440 since the same […]
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A scheme that helps vulnerable young people off the streets hopes to help combat County Lines drugs gangs. Scott Jenkinson established the UK’s first “youth shed” in Denbighshire two years ago, according to a BBC report. Youth Shedz Cymru gives formerly homeless young people the opportunity to transform derelict buildings into a space they can […]
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A hidden housing crisis is unfolding across the UK and it’s leaving thousands of young people at risk of homelessness, new research has revealed. A study by Centrepoint has found people aged 18 to 39 are more likely than any generation before them to have experienced homelessness, reports The Metro. The cost of living independently […]
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Members of the homeless LGBTQ community in India, a country where same-sex relations still remain illegal, will soon be able to use a 15-acre ancestral palace in Gujarat as a refuge from discrimination and persecution. The development comes after India’s only openly gay member of royalty, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla, Gujarat, decided to […]
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Campaigners and charities have responded angrily to new research showing that local authorities are refusing to offer homes for social rent to homeless people, claiming that benefit cuts mean vulnerable people can no longer afford even the cheapest housing. Councils argue that homeless people are being denied social housing because recent welfare changes mean they […]
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How To Help The Homeless In Hot Weather
/in News /by Jamie LeemingYou 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, […]
Personal Alarms For Homeless Women
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA 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 […]
Tesco Refuse To Serve Man Buying For The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA 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 […]
Ending Women’s Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless 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 […]
Survivors Of Domestic Abuse At Risk Of Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingNearly 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 […]
The Scandal Of Child Homelessness “Legacy Of Tory Government”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of homeless children has risen by 80% since the Conservatives came into government in 2010, with a new household now found to be homeless every five minutes, official figures show. Newly published data reveals 124,490 minors were housed in temporary accommodation in England at the end of 2018, marking an increase of 55,440 since the same […]
‘Youth Shed’ Helps Young People Escape Homelessness And Drugs
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA scheme that helps vulnerable young people off the streets hopes to help combat County Lines drugs gangs. Scott Jenkinson established the UK’s first “youth shed” in Denbighshire two years ago, according to a BBC report. Youth Shedz Cymru gives formerly homeless young people the opportunity to transform derelict buildings into a space they can […]
Homeless Youth: “Only A Fifth Of Private Landlords Would Consider Letting To Them”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA hidden housing crisis is unfolding across the UK and it’s leaving thousands of young people at risk of homelessness, new research has revealed. A study by Centrepoint has found people aged 18 to 39 are more likely than any generation before them to have experienced homelessness, reports The Metro. The cost of living independently […]
India’s Gay Prince Invites Homeless LGBTQ People To Live in His Palace
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMembers of the homeless LGBTQ community in India, a country where same-sex relations still remain illegal, will soon be able to use a 15-acre ancestral palace in Gujarat as a refuge from discrimination and persecution. The development comes after India’s only openly gay member of royalty, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla, Gujarat, decided to […]
Homeless People Are Refused Social Housing Due To Benefit Cuts
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCampaigners and charities have responded angrily to new research showing that local authorities are refusing to offer homes for social rent to homeless people, claiming that benefit cuts mean vulnerable people can no longer afford even the cheapest housing. Councils argue that homeless people are being denied social housing because recent welfare changes mean they […]