Wigan Woman Living In A Wendy House Because She’s Homeless

A woman has resorted to living in a Wendy house after hitting financial troubles and finding herself homeless. April Fillingham, 27, from Hindley in Wigan, has been sleeping in the wooden outdoor playhouse in the garden behind her mother’s bungalow for six months. She told BBC news: “It’s cold and there’s a drip from the […]

New Centre For The Homeless To Open In Liverpool

The 24-hour venue, based in a converted warehouse on Cotton Street near Bramley-Moore Dock, will officially open on October 10th. The new shelter is the idea of Signature Living boss Lawrence Kenwright, who says he wants to “stop people dying on our streets”. The 52-year-old hotel developer and his wife, Katie, opened up the Kingsway House […]

The Staggering Cost Of Temporary Accommodation

Councils across the UK spent £300 million in three years on placing homeless people in hotels and B&Bs, Freedom of Information figures reveal. Brent in northwest London spent £39 million in three years on temporary accommodation for homeless people, according to FOI responses received by the Evening Standard. The figures, which relate to the last three financial years […]

Footballer Helps The Homeless Of Manchester

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says he will donate all profits from his testimonial match to help the city’s homeless. The Belgian defender, who joined City 10 years ago, has teamed up with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to create Tackle4MCR and says money from his gala dinner and testimonial match will go to help those […]

Help Raise Awareness On World Homeless Day

World Homeless Day is global event to raise awareness about homelessness held each year on the 10th of October. The idea of ‘World Homeless Day’ came from online discussions between people working to respond to homelessness from various parts of the world. The first World Homeless Day was marked on the 10th of October 2010. […]

The Scandal Of Neglected Military Veterans

More than 60,000 armed forces veterans in the UK are either homeless, are suffering mental health problems, or are in prison, research has revealed. The scale of their struggle to adjust to civilian life brought accusations that ministers were failing men and women who had risked their lives for their country. According to the analysis, […]

Housing Cuts Are “Austerity By Stealth” Says New Report

The government is accused of sustaining “austerity by stealth”, with housing and planning facing cuts of £30m per year by 2023/24. Analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) shows services with no current spending protections could see further real-terms cuts of 2.1% after 2020. This includes vital areas of service provision now facing a continuation […]

Raise A Glass To Help The Homeless In Liverpool

A new micro-pub is being planned in Liverpool, set up as a social enterprise with all profits going to charities in the area that deal with poverty and the effects of poverty. According to independent-liverpool.co.uk, the new addition to the burgeoning Liverpool bar scene will have a strict policy of only stocking drinks from independent […]

Richest Man On The Planet Donates $2 Billion To Help The Homeless

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is putting $2bn (£1.5bn) into a charitable fund he has established to help the homeless and set up a new network of schools. The world’s richest man announced the move in a tweet, saying the charity would be called the Day One Fund. Mr Bezos – reportedly worth more than $164bn […]

Homeless Man Sprayed With Paint Found Dead Days Later

A homeless man was spray-painted by a heartless bully. His body was found days after the attack. A video emerged last week of Michael, whose age is not known, having been sprayed with red paint near to a Tesco convenience store in Middlesborough. The eight-second clip was uploaded to Facebook where a man says “this is […]