UK Homeless

Bring It Home

Caroline Hardie | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Caroline Hardie

Where to start. Why am I writing this? Good question. Is it because I am in the midst of organising a comedy night on the 18th May at the Union Chapel called Bring it Home, with some of the best talent on the circuit today and this is a cynical attempt at PR? Lord no!

Millions Of Britons At Risk Of Losing Their Home

PA | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK

Eight million people are estimated to be just one month's salary away from struggling to pay for their home, a charity has warned. Some 35% of work...

Young Journalist Dies 'From Hypothermia' After Sleeping Rough For Channel 4 Job Application

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK

UPDATE: Two men aged 26 and 30 have been arrested in connection with the death of Mr Halpin. Northumbria Police said the men were arrested on suspicio...

Why Everyone Should Get Out of London... Occasionally

Andy Shepherd | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Andy Shepherd

This morning I arrived back to London after a month away. I had been traveling for 48 hours straight. I was a little tired to say the least. I turned on my phone; it was like welcoming an old friend (an old friend that had been relegated to an occasional acquaintance for the last 4 weeks due to international roaming charges). A call came through almost immediately.

Man Found Dead Next To Seafront Pitch And Putt Course

PA | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK

Detectives are investigating the death of a middle-aged man whose body was found next to a seafront pitch and putt course. Police were called to ne...

Boris Pictured Walking Past Homeless Man As He Talks Of 'Vibrance And Glory' Of Croydon

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Politics

Boris Johnson announced that £1bn will be pumped into Croydon on Thursday, in a redevelopment plan that will see a new Westfield set up in the South ...

Why Not Use Bank Fines to Alleviate Poverty?

Leanne Wood | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Politics
Leanne Wood

Telling us that the deficit is the priority when families are homeless and starving shows a government astonishingly out of touch. It needs to back its early promises, and understand that redistributing money to those that need it from those who don't deserve it (some might even say from perpetrator to victim, in a roundabout way) will demonstrate that this we really are all in this together and that it isn't redundant, dogmatic ideology that is providing the impetus.

Going Soft on Rough Sleepers?

Dave Clements | Posted 03.03.2013 | UK Politics
Dave Clements

Instead of focusing its efforts on the 'vulnerable' margins none too effectively, the mayor and the government need to build - or else create the conditions whereby others build - more houses to meet the historically massive shortfall.

The Spirit of Christmas Ain't Just a Liqueur

Kate Thompson | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Kate Thompson

Christmas... it's not just for children; the true spirit of Christmas is about peace and love. So, with that in mind, I'm not going to offer you style inspiration, this year, on how to make your winter wonderland look even more enchanting, I'd like to give you something else to think about, something - dare I say it - more important.

Helping Everyone In

Rick Henderson | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK
Rick Henderson

Driven by the recession, rough sleeping rose by more than a fifth last year. However, local pilots have shown that, even if more people are arriving on the streets, many can be helped more quickly off them if the public are involved.

Number Of Homeless Families Living In B&Bs Rises By 51%

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 06.12.2012 | UK

The number of homeless families living in bed and breakfast style accommodation has risen by more than 50% in the last year, according to government f...

Government Warned Against Scrapping Support For The Homeless

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK

The government has been warned not to "sweep away" safety nets preventing people from falling into homelessness, as a charity revealed the number of p...

Homeless Woman Killed In Storms Named As Michelle Conroy, 21

Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK

A woman, who was killed by a falling tree whilst sleeping rough in Exeter city centre, has been named as Michelle Conroy. The 21-year-old was kille...

A 21st Century Scandal

Tom Copley | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK Politics
Tom Copley

There is no more visible and tragic sign of the failure of housing policy than people sleeping rough on our streets. It is a scandal that in the twenty-first century, in one of the richest cities in the world, there are people still forced to sleep rough on London's streets.

Where to Next?

June Sun | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
June Sun

One of the reasons many students - myself included - chose to go to university in the UK rather than elsewhere, was that most degrees here are only three years long. Back in the day, when we were filling out our UCAS applications, it seemed like such an advantage.

Calculating the Social Premium

Phil Shanks | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Politics
Phil Shanks

Governments need to get out of the habit of giving our money away. Grants should be reserved for charities. In all other aspects of governmental spending both nationally and locally they should be asking the question: 'what's in it for us?'

Challenging our Perceptions of Homelessness

Katharine Tengtio | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK
Katharine Tengtio

What I have learned from this is that while many of these people do need basic amenities such as food and clothing, what they are also equally in need of is companionship and community. Unfortunately because of their situation, homeless people are often marginalised from society and find difficulty in accessing the most basic of support.

Becoming Homeless

Robert J. Brown | Posted 27.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Robert J. Brown

Losing my job and flat over the same weekend in August 2009 was not a nice experience. There I was, 38 years old - unemployed and homeless. No hope, very few belongings and far too embarrassed to let others' know how I was feeling and what I was really going through.

Homeless Households Increase By 25% In Three Years

PA | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK

The number of homeless households in England has risen by a quarter in the last three years, new figures show. Some 50,290 families and individuals...

Rural Homelessness in the UK: Interview With Lisa Lewis From Doorway

Mark Horvath | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK
Mark Horvath

We all know there is homelessness in large metropolitan areas, but the truth is homelessness is everywhere and effects each and everyone of us. When British Airways graciously offered to sponsor my trip to London I knew I would have to spend some time in a rural community outside of the city.

Richard Burdett From the Pavement on Homelessness in the UK

Mark Horvath | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Mark Horvath

For the past three years there has been talk about crossing over the pond to help our rough sleeping friends have a voice, but because of lack of funds it just never happen. Now, thanks to British Airways donating airfare, and my mother and step-sister making a large donation, and several donations from many wonderful people, I have spent an amazing week learning about UK homelessness spending most of my time out meeting rough sleepers.

WATCH: Footage Of A Kind-hearted Cyclist Buying A Homeless Man Lunch Becomes YouTube Hit (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK

When a caring cyclist saw a homeless man rummaging through a bin on a busy London street he stopped and offered to buy him lunch – and now footage o...

WATCH: Meet 'The Man Who Quit Money' To Live In A Cave

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK

In 2000, Daniel Suelo took his life savings - $30 - and left it all in a phonebooth. From there on out, he has lived his life without any use of money...

The Faces of Occupy: Malcolm

Paul Davey | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Paul Davey

Over the past couple of weeks I have visited Occupy's Finsbury Square camp several times and each time have returned home disappointed with the pictures and the interviews.

The Faces of Occupy: Annie

Paul Davey | Posted 19.05.2012 | Home
Paul Davey

Why should Occupy be different to any other organisation where mixed agendas struggle to get to the top of the pile? There are people who through sheer force of personality will have a stronger voice, a winning argument. Occupy is no different from the real world.