Not in our backyard!
‘Clear homeless for VIPs’, Torbay charity told A homeless charity says it was asked to close early to avoid embarrassing dignitaries visiting the
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Homelessness
Rough sleeping hits hard on local high streets
Rough sleeping in England has reached record levels – with figures published on Thursday showing an annual rise of 15%, representing a 169% increase
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BBC programmes on homelessness
Some raw insights into homelessness (strong language) London’s worst boroughs for homelessness as ‘decades of failure to build housing’ sparks ‘epidemic’ in the
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Heroin deaths on the increase
BBC article In the past five years deaths involving heroin in the UK have rocketed. Is it time for a radical solution? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Heroin
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World Homelessness Day
We are fully supporting World Homelessness Day by working together with other Charities across Reading There will be representatives of many of the
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Reading Chronicle – Please don’t give money to beggars!
Launchpad, Faith Christian Group and Churches in Reading Drop In Centre have come together to encourage generous passers-by not to give beggars money in an effort to stamp out
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How many people are homeless and why?
Latest BBC report on the numbers of Homelessness http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39745253 Locally in Reading it does appear that there are lots of homeless people, but
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Homelessness Reduction Act
Homelessness Reduction Act receives Royal Assent New duties on local authorities to prevent homelessness likely to commence in 2018. Homeless Link will be supporting
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