A Conservative council is forcing young disabled people to sleep on the streets
A council in Torbay told a disabled young person to "sleep rough occasionally". Despite medical evidence, the young person was ...
Tag: homelessness
Theresa May’s tea-at-the-Ritz ‘simples’ bet is another kick in the face for Britain
At Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on 26 February, Theresa May told SNP's Ian Blackford that: “He should vote for a deal ...
People in disbelief as Southern Rail staff are filmed throwing water on a homeless person
There a few things lower than throwing dirty water on a homeless person. And yet that’s exactly what Southern Rail ...
The government’s latest rough sleeping numbers mask a fatal truth
On 31 January, the government's latest figures showed a drop in the number of homeless people rough sleeping for the ...
One man has moving words for the Tory councillor who wants to ‘tear down’ his tent
One man has shared a moving response about Universal Credit to the Tory councillor who wanted to "tear down" tents ...
A Tory councillor is defending her call to ‘tear down’ homeless people’s tents. It really isn’t going well.
On 24 January, a Tory councillor said she wanted to "tear down" tents belonging to homeless people on the streets ...
Austerity Christmas: sanctioned and living on the streets
The Canary has been speaking to real people on the ground at foodbanks and street homeless projects in Cornwall. 17 neighbourhoods in the ...
Austerity Christmas: life in a tent
The Canary has been speaking to real people on the ground at foodbanks and street homeless projects in Cornwall. 17 neighbourhoods in the ...
Austerity Christmas: ‘If you’re a person of colour in Cornwall you’re f***ed’
The Canary has been speaking to real people on the ground at foodbanks and street homeless projects in Cornwall. 17 neighbourhoods in the ...
After a devastating setback, there’s now good news for homeless people in Hull
On 15 December, Raise the Roof Hull Homeless Project took to Facebook to announce a devastating setback to their campaign. ...
Thanks to a Hull hotel, 28 homeless people may be on the streets this Christmas
A Hull hotel has come under fire after cancelling a booking made for 28 homeless people over Christmas. The booking ...
Conservative government blamed for the 123,360 children who’ll be homeless this Christmas
Child homelessness is now reportedly the highest it's been in the past 12 years. Government figures show that between April and ...
Amid Brexit chaos, here’s the hidden news you might have missed
As parliament heads towards the crucial "meaningful vote" on Theresa May's Brexit deal, ongoing Brexit chaos dominates headlines. But hiding behind ...
Watch the moment Labour’s Clive Lewis tore apart the government’s record on homelessness
Another week, another blow for the government. After being condemned last week by the United Nations (UN), the government's record ...
Here’s why the idea austerity is coming to an end is total, utter nonsense
In his autumn budget on 29 October, chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the "era of austerity is finally coming to ...
The UK got half a trillion pounds richer last year. Here’s why that’s a disaster.
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the UK's net worth increased by £492bn in ...
It’s official. The government is forcing people to choose between eating and paying rent.
On 29 August, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) released a damning report on the effect of the government's decision ...
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