Murder victim ‘would be alive today’ if homeless charity was properly funded
The chief executive of a local homeless charity has said Giles Metcalfe would not have died if his organisation had been able to provide its usual amount of accommodation. GILES METCALFE was kind at...
View ArticleHousing people fast is five times cheaper than homelessness – here’s why
Our research in Liverpool shows the potential benefits of giving homeless people housing first . . For John*, having his own front door has made a world of difference. When our researchers met him, he...
View ArticleHomeless people in Oxford threatened with £2,500 fines
City council under fire after legal notices pinned to rough sleepers’ bags left in shop doorways The rough sleepers’ belongings were having a detrimental effect on other people’s quality of life, the...
View ArticleThis is what it is like to be 11 years old and homeless
‘At Christmas time, I didn’t want to be in this world’ Sam with his terminally ill father. . In the temporary accommodation block for the homeless, 11-year-old Sam* tells you about life in a flat so...
View ArticleHomeless veteran begs for shelter outside homeless charity’s multi-million...
A down-on-his-luck man has spent years begging strangers to ‘give me shelter’ while sleeping rough on a street – opposite the headquarters of Britain’s biggest homeless charity. Army veteran Tony...
View ArticleHow charities helped to deport homeless migrants
The Home Office has exploited sensitive information about rough sleepers to deport non-UK nationals. And there’s worse to come. When Theresa May told migrants that there would be no easy ride in...
View ArticleGrenfell: ‘We are forced to bid against fellow survivors for a new home’ (Video)
A survivor of the Grenfell Tower inferno that killed at least 80 last June has spoken to RT about the injustice of reportedly having to bid against fellow survivors for somewhere to live, complaining...
View ArticleBrighton Centre to be used as homeless night shelter this winter
The Brighton Centre is to open its doors to the homeless this winter as part of a council scheme to use empty buildings to house rough sleepers. A large room in the council-owned building is currently...
View ArticleNearly 130,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas as child...
Nearly 130,000 children in Britain will wake up homeless and in temporary accommodation this Christmas as child homelessness reaches a 10-year high, new research shows. The number of youngsters who...
View ArticleCharities at odds over deportations of homeless eastern Europeans.
Two of Britain’s best known homelessness charities are at odds over the government rounding up and deporting rough sleepers from eastern Europe. Crisis, which is famed for its support for rough...
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