Rough Sleeping

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’
Veterans

Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will commit £20 million to build and refurbish new homes for homeless veterans in this week’s Spring Statement

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated
Homelessness

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated

A pioneering new women’s rough sleeping census has revealed scores of women are being missed by frontline teams and face being subjected to violence on the streets

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Being out in the cold can be dangerous, especially if you have nowhere else to go. Here’s how you can help a person experiencing homelessness this winter.

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis
Homelessness

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
Opinion

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

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Brighton has its first night shelter specifically for LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+

Brighton has its first night shelter specifically for LGBTQ+ people

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
Rough sleeping

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

There is no single image of a ‘homeless person’. Let’s bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a ‘homeless person’. Let’s bust the myths about homelessness

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
John Junior

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers
Homelessness

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

The number of people sleeping rough in England could be double the official count
Homelessness

The number of people sleeping rough in England could be double the official count

Two people died while homeless every day in England and Wales last year
Homelessness

Two people died while homeless every day in England and Wales last year

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
Layla Moran

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead

Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time
Homelessness

Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time

‘It’s a big worry’: Michael Gove hints government could miss target to end rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

‘It’s a big worry’: Michael Gove hints government could miss target to end rough sleeping

Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Homelessness

Autumn Statement: What Jeremy Hunt needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

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A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year – and outreach workers fear it will get worse
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year – and outreach workers fear it will get worse

What are the solutions to homelessness?
Homelessness

What are the solutions to homelessness?

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Rough sleeping

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws