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This Christmas over 100,000 children will wake up homeless – 15,000 more than...
More than 100,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas with the numbers rocketing by 15,000 in the past year. . A report warns the equivalent of four youngsters in every UK school are being...
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Mhairi Black: “Ask why does TV attack benefit claimants – but not tax evasion?”
IT seems like every mainstream television channel these days has indulged in “poverty porn”, where they produce programmes focusing on those who rely on benefits. Usually, but not always, the focus of...
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‘Not just statistics’: November 5th Commemoration Service remembers London’s...
Memorial service at St-Martin-in-the-Fields church hears personal stories of some of the 194 people known to have died due to homelessness . Mourners lay paper fish on the floor of St...
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Plague of cheap ‘spice’ strengthens its grip on the homeless in northern towns
Spice, the street name for synthetic cannabis, has ravaged homeless communities in some of the UK’s most deprived regions, particularly the north of England and south Wales. On a grey November day...
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David Cameron accused of hypocrisy after criticising his own local council...
The leader of a flagship Conservative local council has appeared to suggest that David Cameron does not understand the impact of his own policies on local services. Ian Hudspeth, the Tory leader of...
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Homelessness in Manchester – The crisis continues
Since April this year homeless people and activists in Manchester have been camped in various locations across the city to highlight the current homelessness crisis and provide a safe space for those...
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Bristol: Second homeless camp has appeared in city centre
A second homeless camp has been established in the city centre, this time near Haymarket. The tents have been set up in St James Park, outside St James Priory, near the bus station. The people sleeping...
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Shops pay charities 10p a pack for Christmas cards sold, says Which?
Some retailers hand over as little as 10p per pack of Christmas cards to charity, according to an investigation that reveals a huge variation in the amount given to good causes from each pack sold. The...
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Manchester: Activists open another empty building to house the homeless
Homeless activists have taken over another empty building in Manchester city centre to set up a hub for the homeless. ‘ Homeless activists have moved into Bradley House on Dale Street It’s understood...
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Homeless ex-soldier, 82, dies hours after being evicted from his squat in...
A homeless ex-soldier aged 82 died hours after he was evicted from his city centre squat. Known only as George, he is believed to have passed away from bronchial pneumonia, a support group for...
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Shelter swamped with 1,200 calls every day from people who fear losing their...
A charity is being swamped with more than 1,200 calls every day from desperate people struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Homelessness campaign group Shelter reveals it has received 50,000...
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New Coffee project to benefit homeless people gets London launch
Change Please will train baristas, pay living wage and underwrite tenancies for workers who would otherwise struggle to rent a property A Change Please coffee cup. Photograph: PA The British public’s...
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Manchester: 47 homeless people evicted from Northern Quarter building
Almost 50 homeless people including a pregnant woman have been evicted from a squat in the city centre , according to campaigners. The group of 47 people were living in Bradley House, on Port Street -...
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‘Thoughts of Christmas’: A Song to raise awareness and benefit our Streets
We encourage and need everyone to get behind this amazing song! Every single penny raised by this beautiful haunting track for our streets will go directly assisting those in need wherever they may...
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Falling through the cracks: Ulster’s hidden homeless
Homelessness affects more people than simply those we see bereft and alone in the streets, living inside a sleeping blanket. Throughout our community there are those for whom ‘home’ is the sofa in a...
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Big hearted London Black Taxi drivers supporting our homeless with ‘Streets...
A convoy of over 30 Black Taxis will be going across London on the 14th December delivering much needed Christmas cheer to our homeless communities. The group ‘Support Black Taxi’s’ has been collecting...
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#OpGroundZero: Second ‘tent village’ appears in Nottingham
A second encampment has been set up by rough sleepers in a bid to make Nottingham City Council open up empty buildings for the homeless. The first “tent village” appeared in Station Street on Christmas...
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Couple spent Christmas day living in a SKIP after being booted out of council...
A couple spent Christmas Day living in a skip behind a pet shop after being booted out of their council flat when they lost their jobs. Paul Deacon, 49, and partner Sheena Rudy, 50, initially spent...
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#OPGroundZero: An important statement from the Nottingham Homeless Camp
A statement from a member of #OpGroundZero Camp in Nottingham as the camp faces the threat of eviction on Thursday morning… “To the general public and those that have found my facebook profile and...
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Brighton: Call for action to protect rough sleepers after three deaths over...
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for action to protect rough sleepers after three deaths over the festive period. Popular figure Gareth who sold Big Issues outside Western Road Waitrose in Brighton On Sunday, a...
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