rough sleeping
I felt like I'd messed up all my opportunities, and was too embarrassed to ask for help
This time of year is often when families come together under one roof and celebrate together. But what about those who don’t have a roof over their head? A new report from youth homeless charity Centrepoint reveals that 18,000 people between the ages of 16 and 25 are homeless or at risk from homelessness.
33 of England's local authorities recorded zero rough sleepers last year – but council chiefs say the figures are inherently unreliable.
A third have experienced physical violence, sixty per cent have been verbally abused - these are some of the most vulnerable in our society
The plan I’m launching today is extremely ambitious, but wholly achievable and absolutely necessary
“Thank god I’m not like them,” you think. “I could never let that happen to me.” Until suddenly and inexplicably, it does.
'We are very concerned many councils will be unable to fulfil their new duties with the relatively small sum provided'.
Today another man in his 40s died on the streets of London - I walked past his dead body on my morning commute without even realising
Activists established a make-shift shelter in the four-story Sofia House on Great Portland Street.
'There is a homelessness crisis in this country.'