Deaths of homeless hit new record in England and Wales
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation An estimated 778 homeless people died in England and Wales last year, according to official data released on Monday, the highest number since records began. The toll has risen for five consecutive years and is more than 60 per cent higher than in 2013 when the first comparable data was collated. […]
London leaders defy “immoral” new rule to deport rough sleepers
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation London leaders said on Tuesday they would not co-operate with “deeply immoral” new immigration rules allowing for the deportation of foreign rough-sleepers. They said the policy would deter vulnerable people from seeking help, putting them at increased risk of exploitation by unscrupulous employers and landlords, and would undermine the government’s efforts […]
UK homeless face double winter whammy of COVID-19, deep freeze
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s rough sleepers face a double winter whammy of freezing weather and deadly coronavirus, advocates said on Thursday, urging the government to resurrect its emergency pandemic measures and put a roof over every head. In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 18 charities and organisations called for a repeat of […]
Homeless photographer’s haunting images spotlight London’s “invisible” population
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A crumpled cigarette packet, wet footsteps on an empty street, a slender syringe pushed against a wall – lonely images that exemplify the haunting exhibition of photographs taken by a homeless Londoner, which opened on Thursday. The gritty tableau are the work of Andy Palfreyman, a 54-year-old homeless man known as the […]
ALL ABOARD: THE DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES HOUSING LONDON’S HOMELESS
ZOE TABARY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
BREXIT: HOMELESS EUROPEANS LIVING IN BRITAIN AT RISK OF FURTHER DEPRIVATION
ADELA SULIMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on the uncertain future facing thousands of Europeans living on the streets in the UK…
London church calls on people to donate cost of ‘Oyster’ cards for rough sleepers amid cold snap
A London church has launched a campaign asking people to buy ‘Oyster’ cards – used on public transport in the city – which are then distributed to “rough sleepers” amid a cold snap in the UK capital. Oasis Church Waterloo said it launched the appeal as “a last-ditch attempt to protect homeless people from the […]
Public hits back at ‘hostile architecture’ in European cities
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Short, sharp spikes in a doorway, thick curved arms dividing a public bench to stop people sleeping there, metal railings demarcating a park – such designs are an increasingly common sight on Europe’s streets. From London to Hamburg, urban planners are redesigning public spaces to curb rough sleeping, but artists and citizens […]
POSTCARDS: WITH TOBACCO AND CANDY, NORTH AMERICA COUNTS ITS HOMELESS
GREGORY SCRUGGS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Vancouver in Canada…
Britain could end homelessness in 10 years, says charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain could end a homelessness crisis within a decade if it invests more in social housing and benefits, a charity said on Monday, warning that the number of rough sleepers could nearly double in 25 years if no action is taken. Crisis estimates there are 236,000 people sleeping rough or in temporary […]