With the Care Bill entering the report stage in the House of Commons shortly, Michelle Cornes urges us to take part in the debate over what constitutes eligible need in
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The coalition’s policies aimed at cutting the social security bill have so far fallen disproportionately on the youth demographic (and disabled people), despite older people receiving 47 per cent of
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Rough sleepers across Belfast are receiving special packs to help them stay warm and dry, through the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) ‘Keep Warm’ scheme. Clothing and other protective items are
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The future of a 16-bed night shelter service for homeless people in Wrexham has been secured with a new funding agreement. The Ty Nos Night Shelter, run by Clwyd Alyn
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Homeless women are not accessing the support of social services that they need to progress due to a lack of service coordination and the complex needs of the service users,
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Calls to a housing and homelessness helpline have soared in the last six months as people struggle with the cost of living, according to the charity which runs it. Shelter
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“Homeless women will often resort to extreme measures to keep a roof over their heads: remaining in abusive relationships, engaging in sex work or committing minor crimes to be taken into custody. Others are found in crack houses and brothels, where they are controlled by pimps and drugs. For women that do end up on the streets, hidden sleeping sites away from the more obvious doorways and subways may protect them from immediate dangers, but can isolate them from potential help”.
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