Homeless
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Child poverty reached almost 4.5 million in 2024, the highest level for more than 20 years in the United Kingdom, according to PA Media reports. The number of children living in poverty in the UK has reached the highest level for more than 20 years, according the official figure that comes a day after government…
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A 29-year-old woman is sleeping rough in East London after her ex-partner went to prison. Ruth Rugintye was unable to afford the rent by herself, so was evicted by her landlord three months ago. Since then, Ruth has remained in Stratford and is forced to rely on the generosity of Londoners offering money as she…
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Oxford Street has always been one of London’s most famous landmarks, synonymous with the sort of luxury and lifestyle the world has come to associate with the British capital. Today, however, it offers a jarring snapshot of a crisis of rapidly growing proportions in the UK: homelessness. Every night, scores of rough sleepers take shelter…
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A former homeless man saved the day after he prevented a stroller with a baby inside from rolling into the middle of a busy road with oncoming traffic. Ron Nessman was at the right place at the right time on May 1 as he had just came out of a job interview to be a…
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President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what’s obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that…
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