Profits from take-away coffee stalls could help those who need it most – and the drinks are served by someone who was struggling to get a job. For those commuters travelling on Virgin Trains, the coffee now comes courtesy of a special social enterprise project called Change Please, reports Sky News. Any money raised is […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2018-10-29 16:44:562020-02-25 14:53:36Buy A Coffee To Help The Homeless
Huge portraits of former rough sleepers and homeless people will take pride of place at Manchester’s biggest train station. The Inspirational Voices exhibition aims to challenge misconceptions of homelessness by capturing each person’s individual achievements and hopes, says the Manchester Evening News. The photographs will be displayed on the concourse at Manchester Piccadilly Train Station. […]
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Attacks on people sleeping rough should be treated as hate crimes, the Liverpool mayor has said. Joe Anderson said rough sleepers should be a “protected category” in a letter to the home secretary after a review of hate crime laws was recently announced. It would send the message that the attacks “will never be tolerated”. […]
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The Minister for Homelessness, who earlier this year admitted she didn’t know why homelessness was rising, last week acknowledged the increase but said it was “not at the levels we saw 15 years ago”. Heather Wheeler told the Modern Slavery and Homelessness conference in Birmingham last week of the “concerted effort” needed “across all government departments […]
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Two men who died within 24 hours of each other on the streets of Manchester city centre this weekend are both believed to have been homeless. The body of a middle aged man was discovered on Deansgate just before 9am on Saturday, followed by that of a 60-year-old man on Princess Street at 5am the next […]
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A group of football fans that were on their way to watch a Wales game have been praised for taking a homeless woman with them and then buying her dinner. Pals Lloyd Jones, Gareth Newell, Scott Challenger, Chris Lloyd and Michael Knight spotted Samantha outside O’Neills St Mary Street Bar on their way to the […]
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Single mothers and their children are being disproportionately affected by rising homelessness in England, the charity Shelter has told the BBC. Its analysis of government figures suggests one in every 55 single-parent families became homeless in 2017-18. In 92% of these 26,610 cases, the homeless parent was a single mother. Furthermore, according to the homeless […]
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Public services such as hospitals, Jobcentres and prisons now have a duty to notify local authorities when they think someone may be homeless or at risk of homelessness. According to Homeless Link, individuals can arrive at the point of homelessness after a long chain of other life events, often coming into contact with a range […]
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More than one homeless person died every day in the UK over the last 12 months, according to a new study. Experts described the statistic as a “national scandal” and placed the blame on welfare cuts, high rents and a lack of social housing. The true death toll is likely to be significantly higher, according to […]
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According to new research released by Cardiff University the increase in working poverty between 2004/05 and 2014/15 was experienced by families living in the private rented sector and social housing – without any increase for owner-occupiers. “I expect this to continue in the coming years, and I think we’re going to hear much more about […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2018-10-12 08:51:182018-10-12 08:51:18Housing Tenure And Housing Costs Are Driving Poverty
Buy A Coffee To Help The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingProfits from take-away coffee stalls could help those who need it most – and the drinks are served by someone who was struggling to get a job. For those commuters travelling on Virgin Trains, the coffee now comes courtesy of a special social enterprise project called Change Please, reports Sky News. Any money raised is […]
Art Exhibition Challenges ‘Damaging Stereotypes’ Of The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHuge portraits of former rough sleepers and homeless people will take pride of place at Manchester’s biggest train station. The Inspirational Voices exhibition aims to challenge misconceptions of homelessness by capturing each person’s individual achievements and hopes, says the Manchester Evening News. The photographs will be displayed on the concourse at Manchester Piccadilly Train Station. […]
Rough Sleepers Need Protection Says Liverpool Mayor
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAttacks on people sleeping rough should be treated as hate crimes, the Liverpool mayor has said. Joe Anderson said rough sleepers should be a “protected category” in a letter to the home secretary after a review of hate crime laws was recently announced. It would send the message that the attacks “will never be tolerated”. […]
Homelessness ‘Not As Bad As It Was’ Says Homelessness Minister
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe Minister for Homelessness, who earlier this year admitted she didn’t know why homelessness was rising, last week acknowledged the increase but said it was “not at the levels we saw 15 years ago”. Heather Wheeler told the Modern Slavery and Homelessness conference in Birmingham last week of the “concerted effort” needed “across all government departments […]
Two Homeless Men Died On The Streets Of Manchester This Weekend
/in News /by Jamie LeemingTwo men who died within 24 hours of each other on the streets of Manchester city centre this weekend are both believed to have been homeless. The body of a middle aged man was discovered on Deansgate just before 9am on Saturday, followed by that of a 60-year-old man on Princess Street at 5am the next […]
Footy Fans Treat Homeless Woman To The Match And A Meal
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA group of football fans that were on their way to watch a Wales game have been praised for taking a homeless woman with them and then buying her dinner. Pals Lloyd Jones, Gareth Newell, Scott Challenger, Chris Lloyd and Michael Knight spotted Samantha outside O’Neills St Mary Street Bar on their way to the […]
Single Mums Hit Hardest By Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSingle mothers and their children are being disproportionately affected by rising homelessness in England, the charity Shelter has told the BBC. Its analysis of government figures suggests one in every 55 single-parent families became homeless in 2017-18. In 92% of these 26,610 cases, the homeless parent was a single mother. Furthermore, according to the homeless […]
‘Duty To Refer’ May Help Prevent Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingPublic services such as hospitals, Jobcentres and prisons now have a duty to notify local authorities when they think someone may be homeless or at risk of homelessness. According to Homeless Link, individuals can arrive at the point of homelessness after a long chain of other life events, often coming into contact with a range […]
450 Homeless Deaths: “A National Scandal”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than one homeless person died every day in the UK over the last 12 months, according to a new study. Experts described the statistic as a “national scandal” and placed the blame on welfare cuts, high rents and a lack of social housing. The true death toll is likely to be significantly higher, according to […]
Housing Tenure And Housing Costs Are Driving Poverty
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAccording to new research released by Cardiff University the increase in working poverty between 2004/05 and 2014/15 was experienced by families living in the private rented sector and social housing – without any increase for owner-occupiers. “I expect this to continue in the coming years, and I think we’re going to hear much more about […]