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London Homelessness Awards 2021
For the first time ever, four projects (instead of one), have won the London Homelessness Awards. Each project will receive a share of a...

rachelcgeorge
Aug 25, 20212 min read


Afghan Refugees Will Increase Homelessness Figures
5,000 refugees are expected to arrive in the UK following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. A further 15,000 are promised to reach...

Janine S White
Aug 24, 20212 min read


Sorry, I’ve got no change
In the year 2000, cash made up just over 50% of payments in the UK but come 2020 this number was just 12.4%, a dramatic drop. With the...
Josh Miller
Aug 18, 20212 min read


Disability Groups Request Extension
The Disability Benefits Consortium and Disabled People Against Cuts have published an open letter to the Government, requesting that they...

rachelcgeorge
Aug 16, 20214 min read


The Hidden Homeless
When we think of homelessness, images of sufferers squatting on the streets come to mind. But this is just one brand of homelessness.
amberleydavis
Aug 14, 20214 min read


When 13 homeless people were given free money...
Whilst it may seem like clickbait, 13 homeless people were indeed given ‘free money’ in an experiment aimed to lift them from the...
Josh Miller
Aug 12, 20213 min read


The Homeless Vaccine Initiative
The Covid-19 Pandemic has been incredibly overwhelming for most people at some point over this nearly two-year-long ‘experience’. From...

Emily Erith
Aug 11, 20213 min read


Homeless camps provide safety
Between 2014 and 2018, complaints about camps that were created by the homeless grew by 448%. They have been seen in several cities,...

Janine S White
Aug 7, 20214 min read


Drug addiction in the homeless community
The homeless community are often exposed to a ‘perfect storm’ of factors that makes a drug addiction easily attainable. Environmental...
Josh Miller
Aug 4, 20214 min read


Homelessness to Surge as Covid-Targeted Support Schemes End
Campaigners warn that we are to face a homelessness crisis this autumn, following the closure of the furlough scheme this September
amberleydavis
Aug 4, 20212 min read


What is Housing First?
Photo by Saru Robert on Unsplash Housing First is an approach based on seven principles to meet the needs of the most complex...

Janine S White
Jul 28, 20212 min read


What Stonewall means for the homeless
The 1969 Stonewall riots were a series of uprisings due to the treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Starting as a fight against police brutality,...

Janine S White
Jul 24, 20213 min read


Progress and Problems;
the homeless crisis. The effect of being physically ‘homeless’ is often viewed on a surface level, one sees a person sleeping in a shop...

Emily Erith
Jul 21, 20214 min read


Homelessness and Mental Health Services: Overcoming Barriers
Photo by The Humantra On Unsplash It goes without saying that homelessness and poor mental health go hand in hand. But this unhappy...
amberleydavis
Jul 5, 20216 min read


Clothing beyond the practical: why our style means something.
Fashion and clothing are often portrayed as meaningless or unimportant. People who care about the way they look and the way they dress...
marthacarlin9
Jun 28, 20212 min read


What are Clothes?
Clothes, one wears them every day, an often unconscious aspect of modern society’s daily routine, but what is the true value of these...

Emily Erith
Jun 22, 20212 min read


Refugees rely on Help the Homeless Charities
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there were 126,720 refugees and 45,244 asylum seekers in the UK in 2018....

Janine S White
Jun 15, 20214 min read


Homelessness is more than a definition
During COVID-19, homelessness made the news in waves due to the support offered by councils, hotels, and the government. Once again...

Janine S White
May 22, 20215 min read


How Finland has solved its homelessness crisis
Finland over the last decade have prioritised spending on homelessness prevention and adopted a new strategy based called Housing First

Ruth Newton
May 15, 20213 min read


Toxic Relationships, Is It Really Worth Staying?
My ex partner used to tell me he knew my mind better than I knew it myself. He knew MY mind better than I knew it. Now if that’s not a...
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May 8, 20213 min read
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