Edited by Steve Taylor, Thursday, 12 Jan 2017, 15:18
250,000 people in the UK are homeless according to current
figures from Shelter. The government recognises that homelessness is not just a
housing problem, and that for many people complex needs, such as mental health, alcohol, drug and substance abuse issues present real barriers to improving their life chances.
A spokesperson for a Birmingham Charity suggests that "numbers of homeless people in Birmingham are EU migrants who have a low paid jobs but they have to sleep on the streets, they also may have come over to work but have been exploited by employers who control their accommodation."
The Homelessness Reduction Bill will
significantly reform England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more
people get the help they need to prevent them from becoming homeless in the
first place. Without addressing other root causes such as poverty and inequality it is difficult to see how this legislation will help individuals on the margins of society. . .we shall see . . .
Homelessness.
250,000 people in the UK are homeless according to current figures from Shelter. The government recognises that homelessness is not just a housing problem, and that for many people complex needs, such as mental health, alcohol, drug and substance abuse issues present real barriers to improving their life chances.
A spokesperson for a Birmingham Charity suggests that "numbers of homeless people in Birmingham are EU migrants who have a low paid jobs but they have to sleep on the streets, they also may have come over to work but have been exploited by employers who control their accommodation."
The Homelessness Reduction Bill will significantly reform England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place. Without addressing other root causes such as poverty and inequality it is difficult to see how this legislation will help individuals on the margins of society. . .we shall see . . .