The government has revealed bereavement, a lack of affordable homes and domestic violence are among the trends driving homelessness and rough sleeping in the UK. The housing ministry and the Department of Work and Pensions have published a new review of academic papers, according to a report in The Big Issue. The study, ‘Homelessness: Causes of […]
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A furious mum is warming up for a legal war against a council after she was told she couldn’t let homeless people shelter in her caravan. Becky Catchpowle had been helping rough sleepers to brave the winter by offering them a space in her vintage caravan free of charge, reports Portsmouth News. But the 35-year-old […]
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A homeless man’s note offering to work for free to “make life seem worth living”, was spotted by a teenager who shared his plight on social media and helped him find a job and a home. Anthony Johnson offered services for free, including dog walking, window cleaning, shopping and house work and pleaded for someone […]
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A 102-year-old woman was made homeless with just hours’ notice, after her care home was forced to shut down. Betty Heath, who was born during the First World War, was among many anxious and confused residents forced to leave the Royal Bay Residential Home in Bognor, West Sussex, at short notice on 15 March. Relatives […]
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Homeless people are being given stab-proof coats that turn into sleeping bags to help keep them safe, amid a rise in reports of violent attacks on rough sleepers. The homeless charity Crisis says people sleeping on the street are almost 17 times more likely to have been victims of violence and 15 times more likely to have […]
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In London, a coffee company staffed by homeless people is now launching kiosks at tube stations, whilst one former homeless woman turned her life around and opened a café. Founded in 2015, Change Please is a social enterprise that trains homeless people to become baristas at its carts, eventually supporting them into the workplace in […]
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Hundreds of thousands of homes were left vacant across England for over six months last year as levels of homelessness reached record levels in parts of the country. The latest figures, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, showed that the number of empty houses is at its highest in six years, having increased by 5.3 per […]
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Nearly a third of homeless people die from treatable conditions, meaning hundreds of deaths could potentially have been prevented, a major new study shows. The research, by University College London (UCL), was exclusively shared with The Bureau Of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), and shows that homeless people are much more likely to die from certain conditions […]
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A 73-year-old cancer sufferer who was left homeless in a doorway has been ‘overwhelmed and embarrassed’ by the incredible response his story has received. And it has also been revealed what George has been enjoying doing now that he has a roof over his head and feels safe. Last week, the Liverpool Echo reported how […]
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The number of teachers and school support staff applying for emergency charity grants to prevent them being made homeless in the wake of growing housing costs has more than doubled in the last five years. The Education Support Partnership (ESP), a charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the entire education workforce, says […]
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What Is Driving The Homelessness Crisis?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has revealed bereavement, a lack of affordable homes and domestic violence are among the trends driving homelessness and rough sleeping in the UK. The housing ministry and the Department of Work and Pensions have published a new review of academic papers, according to a report in The Big Issue. The study, ‘Homelessness: Causes of […]
Good Samaritan Falls Foul Of The Council
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA furious mum is warming up for a legal war against a council after she was told she couldn’t let homeless people shelter in her caravan. Becky Catchpowle had been helping rough sleepers to brave the winter by offering them a space in her vintage caravan free of charge, reports Portsmouth News. But the 35-year-old […]
Homeless Man ‘Will Work For Free’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA homeless man’s note offering to work for free to “make life seem worth living”, was spotted by a teenager who shared his plight on social media and helped him find a job and a home. Anthony Johnson offered services for free, including dog walking, window cleaning, shopping and house work and pleaded for someone […]
Woman, 102, Made Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA 102-year-old woman was made homeless with just hours’ notice, after her care home was forced to shut down. Betty Heath, who was born during the First World War, was among many anxious and confused residents forced to leave the Royal Bay Residential Home in Bognor, West Sussex, at short notice on 15 March. Relatives […]
Stab-Proof Coats To Protect The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless people are being given stab-proof coats that turn into sleeping bags to help keep them safe, amid a rise in reports of violent attacks on rough sleepers. The homeless charity Crisis says people sleeping on the street are almost 17 times more likely to have been victims of violence and 15 times more likely to have […]
Former Homeless People Turned Catering Entrepreneurs
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn London, a coffee company staffed by homeless people is now launching kiosks at tube stations, whilst one former homeless woman turned her life around and opened a café. Founded in 2015, Change Please is a social enterprise that trains homeless people to become baristas at its carts, eventually supporting them into the workplace in […]
Scandal Of Rough Sleeping While Homes Lay Empty
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHundreds of thousands of homes were left vacant across England for over six months last year as levels of homelessness reached record levels in parts of the country. The latest figures, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, showed that the number of empty houses is at its highest in six years, having increased by 5.3 per […]
The Homeless Die Prematurely From Treatable Diseases
/in News /by Jamie LeemingNearly a third of homeless people die from treatable conditions, meaning hundreds of deaths could potentially have been prevented, a major new study shows. The research, by University College London (UCL), was exclusively shared with The Bureau Of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), and shows that homeless people are much more likely to die from certain conditions […]
Homeless Cancer Sufferer ‘Blown Away’ By Offers Of Support
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA 73-year-old cancer sufferer who was left homeless in a doorway has been ‘overwhelmed and embarrassed’ by the incredible response his story has received. And it has also been revealed what George has been enjoying doing now that he has a roof over his head and feels safe. Last week, the Liverpool Echo reported how […]
Number Of Teachers At Risk Of Homelessness Doubles In Four Years
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of teachers and school support staff applying for emergency charity grants to prevent them being made homeless in the wake of growing housing costs has more than doubled in the last five years. The Education Support Partnership (ESP), a charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the entire education workforce, says […]