BrainCan - homelessness

one night on the street witnessing britains...

Join us as we meet people sleeping rough across the UK and ask why the situation has become so bad...

new tory cuts will lead to spike in homelessness |...

Single Homeless Project has already seen councils forced to shut or restrict access to hostel...

on britain s unruly streets, rich and poor are...

Once,the UK had beggars only in quantities small enough to make them exotic. Not any moreRecently in...

gimme shelter: stories from london s homeless

Rough sleeping has risen by 30% in the past year in the UK and the highest numbers are to be found...

a homeless man dies on parliament s doorstep. will...

His death comes after years of destructive government policies,leaving a desperate situation...

homeless deserve a royal wedding invite | letters

Blame government policies for Windsor’s homeless,writes Peter Beresford, while Anne Rogers and...

happy birthday, shelter - sadly you are needed...

Over its 50 years this remarkable charity has had many victories. But today,with soaring...

defensive architecture: keeping poverty unseen and...

The spikes installed external Selfridges in Manchester are the latest front in the spread of...

if you re homelessness minister, maybe you should...

Heather Wheeler doesn’t know why numbers are rising. A look back over Tory austerity measures...

one night on the street witnessing britains...

Join us as we meet people sleeping rough across the UK and interrogate why the situation has become...

daisy may hudson: being homeless came as a big...

The 24-year-frail film-maker’s documentary,Half Way, records her family’s loss of their home and...

new york city to overhaul social service agencies

Mayor de Blasio is planning to set the city’s two main social-service agencies under one command...

welsh homelessness reforms show the way for...

Welsh legislation on homelessness is bearing fruit,with local authorities helping more people who...

the secret life of a homeless outreach worker: we...

Our clients’ lives are so chaotic,so far from ‘normal’, that begging or dealing are often...

suburbanites are becoming the new face of...

Poverty and homelessness among suburban residents believe been on an upward trend for 15 years,often...

can converted buses help people find a route out...

Concerned citizens are transforming archaic buses to supply beds for increasing numbers of rough...

the guardian view on windsor s homelessness: a...

Much about Tory Britain is revealed by a council leader’s view that police should clear up...

how the us is tackling homelessness - can britain...

Many US politicians are now actively trying to help homeless families – and committing funds to...

rise in rough sleeping is no surprise - it s now a...

The number of rough sleepers in one London borough has leapt by 647%. What’s gone improper?Walking...

nearly 40% of homeless youths are lgbt, and i am...

It’s tough to tell I’m homeless,because I manage to find a sofa to sleep on nightly. But I am,...

chronicling homelessness: the photographer living...

Ed Gold has had several series published by the BBC,but he can’t afford a home – so he sleeps...

homelessness charity needs vat exemption for its...

The government should urgently consider reversing a decision to apply VAT to Caritas Anchor...

rough sleepers deserve a bit of food and dignity ...

Volunteers in Manchester are clubbing together to help feed the city’s growing number of homeless...

homelessness is now the public face of this tory...

Conservatives give another £10bn to the support-to-buy scheme,benefiting their voters. Imagine what...

how sydneys overheated housing market keeps young...

Runaway house prices are the talk of city dinner parties. But they also make it harder for young...

change please project serves up cappuccinos,...

New social enterprise scheme backed by the Big Issue offers homeless people the chance to race their...

man united stars neville and giggs tell hotel...

Manchester stock exchange building being renovated by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs as a boutique...

chronicling homelessness: he robbed a bank. prison...

When Tommy Ray McAdoo finally got out of prison,he found life in shelters too difficult. Plus: the...

shelter and the slums: capturing bleak britain 50...

From 1968 to 1972,photographer Nick Hedges toured the country for Shelter. His work galvanised...

homeless people of newport angry at council plans...

Option of bedding down in Welsh city centre could soon be lost to dozens as recent shopping centre...

former man united stars tell squatters in £1.5m...

Manchester stock exchange building being renovated by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs as a boutique...

london s homelessness crisis is spilling into the...

As rising rents force the capital’s councils to export homeless residents elsewhere,the plans are...

the killer on britain s streets - super strength...

Budget needs to attend tackle death toll of country’s rough sleepers,say expertsLee, Martin and...

the guardian view on rough sleeping: an outrage...

The sharp rise in people bedding down on the streets has been driven by welfare cuts. They are...

the father who froze to death in a kent village

Daniel Gauntlett's lonely death highlights the growing crisis of rough sleepers in rural...

homelessness: people think it can never happen to...

Five people who became homeless this year tell their stories• Click here to donate to our appealOn...

alex stephany: how crowdfunding can create empathy...

The founder of Beam says that his site is not doing the work of the state and builds an emotional...

manchester hostel offers the working homeless a...

discontinue Start disappear charity to provide bedsit rooms for growing number of people who occupy...

why i d like to spend the festive period in prison...

Life behind bars is far preferable to being homeless. Letting off a party popper in a police station...

homeless but employed: the chicago restaurant...

State’s attorney general is suing employment agencies,alleging that they target vulnerable workers...

rising number of people are sleeping in bins,...

Waste firm Biffa says problem is ‘massive’ with bin lorry drivers given safety guidance to avoid...

veterans construct their own homes, and rebuild...

One in 10 rough sleepers has a military background; a self-build housing scheme is offering them...

man united stars hotel squatters vow to open...

Activists say the Manchester building being turned into a hotel by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs will...

death in an amazon dumpster

When his body was found in a dumpster outside an Amazon warehouse,the homeless man’s death was a...

living under a tarp next to facebook hq: i dont...

The sprawling Silicon Valley campus has cafes,bike repair services, even dry cleaning. But across...

how do i ... help rough sleepers?

As homelessness rises in the UK,what’s the best way to befriend? And should you give money to...

discharged to the streets: one homeless mans...

Richard Curtis,66, was released from hospital as a snowstorm loomed. His story is typicalYou beget...

people care for five minutes: homeless mans death...

Homeless charity says sustained austerity and cuts to vital services is leading to more deaths on...

americas homeless population rises for the first...

Exclusive: a current government study finds 553742 people were homeless on a single night this...

i never realized how black everyone is: the uneasy...

Juan King,brother of Rodney King, whose brutal injuries triggered the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and...

not just statistics: service remembers londons...

Memorial service at St-Martin-in-the-Fields church hears personal stories of some of the 194 people...

why its ok to give to homeless drug addicts

whether a person living on the streets decides to spend your money on drugs or alcohol,it's...

us study finds 1 in 10 youth experience some form...

Survey polled more than 26000 young people over two yearsTotal includes those who possess...

oregon citys dog ban condemned as crackdown on...

Eugene official criticizes effort that ‘targets a lesson of people’ as ordinance bars many dogs...

britains rough sleepers are only the tip of the...

While rooflessness is the most visible form of homelessness,low-paid families and the young are...

ryan giggs and gary nevilles kind gesture to...

Kudos for football stars who have allowed squatters occupying their boutique hotel,currently under...

tens of thousands of young people affected by...

Figures obtained by Lib Dems from 234 councils show nearly 45000 people aged 18-24 have reach...

homelessness crisis: ministers consider prevention...

Change in law would force local authorities to give advice and support to anyone at risk of...

thousands of australians still turned away from...

Despite a decline in the number of people whose needs are not being met,nearly 120000 who contacted...

finland has found the answer to homelessness. it...

The number of rough sleepers in Britain is soaring,with deaths now a weekly occurrence. Its time we...

single moms often forgotten in san franciscos...

Every day hundreds of single moms and their children struggle to find shelter and survive in one of...

london euston hosts christmas lunch for the...

Around 200 people were served Christmas lunch and offered donated clothes,as the UK’s...

this man died sleeping on birmingham streets. what...

Father of Paul Williams,who died in sub-zero temperatures outside a restaurant in the Bullring...

i slept in a hospital toilet: the uks hidden youth...

Young people who become homeless often find themselves in a chain of misfortune,forced into unsafe...

homelessness at winter in england and wales: share...

As the weather gets colder,we want to hear from charity workers and those affected to befriend...

westminster council turns away homeless jesus

Officials reject application for bronze statue near Houses of Parliament to draw attention to rough...

not your average homeless hostel: inside neville...

Ex-Manchester United players are letting homeless people stay at £1.5m property for winter. Given a...

ilford m s to help build pop up hostel for local...

Marks & Spencer shop had been criticised for using high-pitched alarm to drive homeless awayA Marks...

seen and not heard: homeless people absent from...

In San Francisco and beyond,homelessness makes voting nearly impossible – and all but ensures the...

this is beautiful: after 16 months in a shelter,...

Shakira Crawford and her children struggled to find full time housing despite the city’s offer of...

social housing benefit cap will put thousands on...

Limit for local housing allowance would lead to widespread bed closures in hostels and supported...

windsor council drops plans to fine rough sleepers...

Authority says it will now address anti-social behaviour and rough sleeping separatelyWindsor...

windsor council leader calls for removal of...

Simon Dudley,a Conservative, is demanding police use legal powers to clear the area of homeless...

homelessness in england rises by 75% among...

The number of homeless cases involving someone suffering from a mental or physical illness has...

four takeaways on the south bay s hidden...

whether you grasp one tall-profile count of the region’s homeless at face value,you’d assume...

homelessness advocates want evictions ban to...

Anna Bligh calls for rental subsidies to help the growing number of women over the age of 55 at risk...

coffee project based on big issue model gets...

Change Please will train baristas,pay living wage and underwrite tenancies for workers who would...

princes and paupers: homeless fear windsor has...

The royal borough council leader’s calls for action against rough sleeping exposed the plight of...

mps condemn abject failure of homelessness policy

Public accounts committee says homelessness is a national crisis and DCLG has been unacceptably...

i came down here to be forgotten: life in the...

An estimated 300 people live in the flood tunnels underneath Las Vegas,and many of them struggle...

coalition to reassess homeless funding to support...

The federal social services minister,Christian Porter, says federal funding to supply better...

manchester united stars neville and giggs tell...

Manchester stock exchange building being renovated by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs as a boutique...

dog days: the struggle to survive for street dogs...

For many homeless people,a dog really is their best friend - a friend who helps them survive. Yet...

rise in homelessness in england triggers calls to...

Ministers urged to see at Wales’s effective law after 33% increase in people accepted as homeless...

we are on the brink of a homelessness crisis among...

As rapper Professor Green tackles youth homelessness for a BBC documentary,my research shows how...

homeless man dies on doorstep of houses of...

MPs criticise government policies after rough sleeper pronounced dead in Westminster area,LondonMPs...

euston station will be a fine homeless shelter at...

The Christmas Day initiative in London should be praised. May it inspire us to repurpose empty...

more children homeless or in temporary housing...

Estimated 128000 children are without a domestic – more than were in the same situation in 2007...

every day is a struggle: rough sleeping on the...

Higher rents,cuts to council services and migration from eastern Europe have contributed to a sharp...

one in three using homeless services are fleeing...

Experts say Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s survey shows shortfall in housing...

london rough sleepers double in five years

Housing crisis,social care cuts and lack of wait on for vulnerable EU migrants blamedThe number of...

number of homeless families living in b bs hits 12...

DCLG figures reveal 45% rise in households with children living in emergency bed and breakfast...

manchester rough sleepers set up new camp near...

Tents pitched off London Road near main rail station after evictions as council struggles to deal...

manchester squatter: i burst into tears when gary...

Wesley Hall,of the squatting group Manchester Angels, says he burst into tears when he heard that he...

deaths of uk homeless people more than double in...

Guardian research finds rising deaths of rough sleepers or those in temporary housingThe number of...

may accused of callousness over plight of homeless...

Labour MP says prime minister’s defence of using temporary accommodation to house thousands of...

the activists with homes who sleep on the street:...

Three people will appear in a Denver court to contest ‘unauthorized camping’ tickets,but one of...

activism and street retreats: sleeping on the...

Three people will appear in a Denver court to contest ‘unauthorized camping’ tickets,but one of...

homeless crisis: muted response to budget as...

Chancellor’s £115m package fails to shake campaigners’ beliefs that not enough attention is...

in a new era of official nastiness, it s suddenly...

Instead of addressing the causes of homelessness,local authorities are using public space protection...

i am well spoken and not an addict : how...

Three people share stories of how their lives were transformed by homelessness – challenging...

number of people sleeping rough in england rises...

An estimated 3569 people are sleeping on streets on any one night,government figures showThe number...

letter: mike hall s charisma and energy was a...

Mike corridor was a charismatic figure who had ambitious ideas on how to relieve the plight of...

street count reveals record number of people...

City of Sydney finds 486 sleeping rough and 404 staying in homelessness hostels as rental prices...

ellie goulding condemns london councils treatment...

Singer wants to discuss Kensington & Chelsea and Hackney’s ‘ridiculous’ treatment of rough...

homeless charities slam open season on street...

Police and vigilantes are seeking to ‘other’ people on the street, says chief executive of...

what it took to clear 17th street

More than two months after a dramatic police crackdown on 17th Street, the impact is beginning to...

record number of people homeless in central sydney

Street count finds 486 sleeping rough and 404 staying in homelessness hostels as rental prices...

turnbull should commit to halving homelessness by...

Mission Australia has urged state and federal governments to adopt ambitious targets to reduce...

vosd podcast: the big questions facing the...

Three tent shelters for homeless people went up in Barrio Logan,Midway and East Village near the...

chancellor to announce £100m in budget to tackle...

George Osborne expected to announce funding in Wednesday’s budget, aimed at targeting...

one night on the streets: a portrait of...

The Guardian sent reporters to five cities on Thursday night to report on how the people at the...

gary nevilles homeless hotel: what happened next -...

Back in October,a group of homeless people occupied a hotel, the former Manchester Stock Exchange...

inside gary nevilles luxury manchester squat —...

The Guardian’s Diane Taylor is granted exclusive access inside the Manchester hotel owned by...

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one night on the street witnessing britains...

new tory cuts will lead to spike in homelessness |...

on britain s unruly streets, rich and poor are...

gimme shelter: stories from london s homeless

a homeless man dies on parliament s doorstep. will...

homeless deserve a royal wedding invite | letters

happy birthday, shelter - sadly you are needed...

defensive architecture: keeping poverty unseen and...

if you re homelessness minister, maybe you should...

one night on the street witnessing britains...

daisy may hudson: being homeless came as a big...

new york city to overhaul social service agencies

welsh homelessness reforms show the way for...

the secret life of a homeless outreach worker: we...

suburbanites are becoming the new face of...

can converted buses help people find a route out...

the guardian view on windsor s homelessness: a...

how the us is tackling homelessness - can britain...

rise in rough sleeping is no surprise - it s now a...

nearly 40% of homeless youths are lgbt, and i am...

chronicling homelessness: the photographer living...

homelessness charity needs vat exemption for its...

rough sleepers deserve a bit of food and dignity ...

homelessness is now the public face of this tory...

how sydneys overheated housing market keeps young...

change please project serves up cappuccinos,...

man united stars neville and giggs tell hotel...

chronicling homelessness: he robbed a bank. prison...

shelter and the slums: capturing bleak britain 50...

homeless people of newport angry at council plans...

former man united stars tell squatters in £1.5m...

london s homelessness crisis is spilling into the...

the killer on britain s streets - super strength...

the guardian view on rough sleeping: an outrage...

the father who froze to death in a kent village

homelessness: people think it can never happen to...

alex stephany: how crowdfunding can create empathy...

manchester hostel offers the working homeless a...

why i d like to spend the festive period in prison...

homeless but employed: the chicago restaurant...

rising number of people are sleeping in bins,...

veterans construct their own homes, and rebuild...

man united stars hotel squatters vow to open...

death in an amazon dumpster

living under a tarp next to facebook hq: i dont...

how do i ... help rough sleepers?

discharged to the streets: one homeless mans...

people care for five minutes: homeless mans death...

americas homeless population rises for the first...

i never realized how black everyone is: the uneasy...

not just statistics: service remembers londons...

why its ok to give to homeless drug addicts

us study finds 1 in 10 youth experience some form...

oregon citys dog ban condemned as crackdown on...

britains rough sleepers are only the tip of the...

ryan giggs and gary nevilles kind gesture to...

tens of thousands of young people affected by...

homelessness crisis: ministers consider prevention...

thousands of australians still turned away from...

finland has found the answer to homelessness. it...

single moms often forgotten in san franciscos...

london euston hosts christmas lunch for the...

this man died sleeping on birmingham streets. what...

i slept in a hospital toilet: the uks hidden youth...

homelessness at winter in england and wales: share...

westminster council turns away homeless jesus

not your average homeless hostel: inside neville...

ilford m s to help build pop up hostel for local...

seen and not heard: homeless people absent from...

this is beautiful: after 16 months in a shelter,...

social housing benefit cap will put thousands on...

windsor council drops plans to fine rough sleepers...

windsor council leader calls for removal of...

homelessness in england rises by 75% among...

four takeaways on the south bay s hidden...

homelessness advocates want evictions ban to...

coffee project based on big issue model gets...

princes and paupers: homeless fear windsor has...