A former alcoholic who spent nearly a quarter of a century sleeping rough before turning his life around and becoming a campaigner for homeless people has died aged 69. Jimmy
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Almost 80% of people sleeping rough were attacked or suffered abuse or anti-social behaviour over the past year, a homelessness charity said. As Crisis opens its centres to thousands of
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Theresa May has spoken of putting “prevention at the heart of tackling homelessness” as she has unveiled £20 million of funding to stop people becoming rough sleepers on the streets
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People with learning disabilities across the country are set to benefit from £25 million of funding to help them live more independently in their own homes. Health Minister David Mowat
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Thousands of young people at risk of homelessness this Christmas face dangerous choices in a bid to find somewhere safe to sleep, a charity has warned. Desperate measures include staying
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Labour has pledged to end the “national shame” of rough sleeping within its next term in government – and challenged Theresa May to back the plan. Shadow cabinet minister John
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The Home Office has extended its contract with G4S and Serco to provide asylum seekers with accommodation – despite controversy that some people were marked out by having their doors
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Singer Charlotte Church has released a special Christmas programme, encouraging people to do more to help the homeless around the festive season. In the short documentary, broadcast on BBC iPlayer
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The extent of the mental and physical health problems caused by homelessness is laid bare in a new report. Research into the experiences of 64 people who are homeless or
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More than a quarter of a million people in England are homeless, according to analysis from Shelter. The charity, releasing figures to mark its 50th anniversary on Thursday, calculated that
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