As the nights get longer and the temperatures continue to drop, charities are reminding the public to keep a vigilant eye out for vulnerable homeless people this winter. According to the housing charity Crisis, as many as 9,000 people are sleeping rough on Britain’s streets. Another homelessness charity, St Mungo’s, says that rough sleeping “is an […]
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The United Nation’s envoy on extreme poverty has published a damning report, blasting the UK government’s policies as “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous”, which have inflicted “great misery” on millions. The Conservative government has pushed for “radical social re-engineering”, the report said, with a “driving force that has not been economic”, as successive governments have […]
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Con artists in America who started a fundraising campaign for a homeless man have been charged with theft by deception and conspiracy. Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico raised more than $400,000 (£313,000) for homeless ex-marine Johnny Bobbitt. But in August, Mr Bobbitt launched legal action against the couple, claiming he did not get his fair […]
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A homeless Army veteran suffered leg injuries after a youth allegedly put a lit firework in his pocket and said “have a sparking good night mate”. The incident in Liverpool on 5 November is one in a series of attacks that have been reported across the UK. It comes as a petition calling for a […]
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Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint used Freedom of Information Act responses from 205 councils to estimate 103,000 people aged 16-24 sought help from local authorities due to homelessness concerns between 2017 and 2018. The research reveals that only 13% were housed and 52% were not given any meaningful support, reports Inside Housing. This data covers the […]
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Residents of a town blighted by drugs problems have been urged to speak to homeless people to help tackle the stigma surrounding the issue. Wrexham was dubbed “Spice Town” after images emerged of people under the influence of drugs at its bus station. Figures from earlier this year showed it had 44 rough sleepers – the […]
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Liverpool City Council is to introduce a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to rough sleeping in a bid to tackle the issue around the city. Mayor Joe Anderson told the Liverpool Echo that from next year his authority will use a ‘tough love’ approach as it looks to get to grips with some of the root causes […]
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The Yummy Scouse Christmas event is spearheaded by Chef Simon Whitter, a former homeless man with the message – “no-one should have no-one at Christmas.” Last year over 1,000 vulnerable and lonely people were invited to share Christmas lunch in eight venues across the city, reports Independent Liverpool. All Saints Kensington was one of those […]
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A partnership in Manchester is working to safeguard spice and other street drug users by taking a harm reduction approach. Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Metropolitan University have signed an intelligence-sharing agreement that allows police to use the university’s facilities to see what is in the drugs they have seized using a specialist machine that […]
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A group of students from Liverpool John Moores University have been forced to apologise after mocking homeless people by holding a ‘tramps night out’. According to a report in The Metro, the students covered their faces in fake dirt and cut up cheap clothes to dress as rough sleepers before downing alcohol at nightclubs. The […]
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Winter Help For Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAs the nights get longer and the temperatures continue to drop, charities are reminding the public to keep a vigilant eye out for vulnerable homeless people this winter. According to the housing charity Crisis, as many as 9,000 people are sleeping rough on Britain’s streets. Another homelessness charity, St Mungo’s, says that rough sleeping “is an […]
UN Report Reveals UK Living In Poverty
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe United Nation’s envoy on extreme poverty has published a damning report, blasting the UK government’s policies as “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous”, which have inflicted “great misery” on millions. The Conservative government has pushed for “radical social re-engineering”, the report said, with a “driving force that has not been economic”, as successive governments have […]
Be Careful With Your Donations!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCon artists in America who started a fundraising campaign for a homeless man have been charged with theft by deception and conspiracy. Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico raised more than $400,000 (£313,000) for homeless ex-marine Johnny Bobbitt. But in August, Mr Bobbitt launched legal action against the couple, claiming he did not get his fair […]
Homeless Man Targeted With A Firework In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA homeless Army veteran suffered leg injuries after a youth allegedly put a lit firework in his pocket and said “have a sparking good night mate”. The incident in Liverpool on 5 November is one in a series of attacks that have been reported across the UK. It comes as a petition calling for a […]
100,000 Young People Seek Help For Homelessness – Less Than Half Get It
/in News /by Jamie LeemingYouth homelessness charity Centrepoint used Freedom of Information Act responses from 205 councils to estimate 103,000 people aged 16-24 sought help from local authorities due to homelessness concerns between 2017 and 2018. The research reveals that only 13% were housed and 52% were not given any meaningful support, reports Inside Housing. This data covers the […]
Wrexham Residents Launch Befriending Scheme For The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingResidents of a town blighted by drugs problems have been urged to speak to homeless people to help tackle the stigma surrounding the issue. Wrexham was dubbed “Spice Town” after images emerged of people under the influence of drugs at its bus station. Figures from earlier this year showed it had 44 rough sleepers – the […]
Liverpool Mayor Advocates ‘Tough Love’ For The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool City Council is to introduce a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to rough sleeping in a bid to tackle the issue around the city. Mayor Joe Anderson told the Liverpool Echo that from next year his authority will use a ‘tough love’ approach as it looks to get to grips with some of the root causes […]
Xmas Dinner For The Homeless Of Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe Yummy Scouse Christmas event is spearheaded by Chef Simon Whitter, a former homeless man with the message – “no-one should have no-one at Christmas.” Last year over 1,000 vulnerable and lonely people were invited to share Christmas lunch in eight venues across the city, reports Independent Liverpool. All Saints Kensington was one of those […]
A Harm Reduction Approach To Street Drug Use
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA partnership in Manchester is working to safeguard spice and other street drug users by taking a harm reduction approach. Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Metropolitan University have signed an intelligence-sharing agreement that allows police to use the university’s facilities to see what is in the drugs they have seized using a specialist machine that […]
Liverpool Students Mock The Homeless On ‘Tramps Night Out’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA group of students from Liverpool John Moores University have been forced to apologise after mocking homeless people by holding a ‘tramps night out’. According to a report in The Metro, the students covered their faces in fake dirt and cut up cheap clothes to dress as rough sleepers before downing alcohol at nightclubs. The […]