Austerity's affect on homelessness and poverty
In an effort to tackle the growing public debt since the 2008 economic crash, multiple governments from 2010 onwards have looked to save...
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Emily Erith
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Reusable Reading
As Covid restrictions become more and more relaxed and as we soak up the last few days of hot weather many are enjoying themselves at...
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Janine S White
Sep 5, 20212 min read
International Day of Charity and Mother Teresa
International day of charity 5th September 2021 Everyone has heard of Mother Teresa but do they know why a day became dedicated to...
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Aug 31, 20213 min read
The Rising Cost of Living
In the UK, and in London especially, the rising cost of living is having a severe effect on some families. The pandemic has hit hard and...
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Emily Erith
Aug 28, 20214 min read
Tokyo 2020 – THE DARK SIDE
As the Paralympics begin and the second wave of immense GB pride starts to flow there is a dark and ominous tone surrounding the Tokyo...
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rachelcgeorge
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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...
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Janine S White
Aug 24, 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...
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Josh Miller
Aug 18, 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...
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rachelcgeorge
Aug 16, 20214 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...
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amberleydavis
Aug 14, 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.
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Josh Miller
Aug 12, 20213 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...
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Emily Erith
Aug 11, 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...
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Janine S White
Aug 7, 20214 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,...
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Josh Miller
Aug 4, 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...
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amberleydavis
Aug 4, 20212 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
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Janine S White
Jul 28, 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...
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Janine S White
Jul 24, 20213 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,...
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Emily Erith
Jul 21, 20214 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...
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amberleydavis
Jul 5, 20215 min read
Homelessness and Mental Health Services: Overcoming Barriers
It goes without saying that homelessness and poor mental health go hand in hand. But this unhappy marriage between suffering from mental...
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marthacarlin9
Jun 28, 20212 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...
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