Homelessness

Forget Novelty Gifts, This Secret Santa Present For The Homeless Actually Makes A Difference

Ask your colleagues to spend their money on this instead of an inflatable Christmas pudding.
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Number Of Rough Sleepers In London Hits 'Appalling' Record High

Homelessness increased 17% on the same period last year.
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Attacks On Rough Sleepers Should Be Classed As Hate Crimes

A third have experienced physical violence, sixty per cent have been verbally abused - these are some of the most vulnerable in our society
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Lorraine Kelly Says UK Homeless Crisis Is 'Yet Another Shameful Aspect of Brexit'

Don't just walk past, urges TV presenter, who says politicians aren't doing enough.
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Homeless Deaths Are A Stain On Our Society, We Must Act

No-one should ever die on the streets without a home and a chance to put their life back together again
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'National Disgrace': At Least 449 Homeless People Died Last Year, Investigation Reveals

Office for National Statistics to now produce official estimates on homeless deaths.
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Nottingham Council Denies New PSPO Proposals Could 'Criminalise' Homeless People

It comes as a human rights campaign group said the measures essentially ban rough sleepers.
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People are Tying Hot Water Bottles To Trees To Keep Homeless People Warm This Winter

The bottles come with a list of local businesses willing to fill them up.
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After Surviving Addiction And Homelessness, Giving Back To Others Helped Me Achieve A Normality I Never Thought Possible

I moved from Northern Ireland to London to leave my chemical demons behind but found purpose in helping others
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The Government Is Right To Tackle Rough Sleeping – But It Needs To Reform Its Own Policies To End The Epidemic Of Migrant Homelessness

Despite warm words, for too long some politicians have either shown indifference or ignorance about their role in this growing crisis, or what can be done to end it
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