Back in August 2018, the government unveiled a £100 million plan ‘to end rough sleeping by 2027’. Of this, £30 million was to be invested into mental health and prevention of substance abuse, along with £50 million on ‘homes outside London for people ready to move on from hostels or refuges’. The plan may look…
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Norwich’s annual Sleep Out returns
Norwich’s Sleep Out 2018 will return to Carrow Road on 18 November. The event, run in coordination with the Benjamin Foundation, seeks to encourage Norwich’s community to raise funds to support the homeless by spending the night on the streets. Last year’s event, which took place in the car park of the Eastern Daily Press,…
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Homeless in Norwich this Christmas
On the 11th December the university term finishes and thousands of UEA students will begin to head home to celebrate Christmas at home with their families and friends. However, in Norwich there are hundreds of people who won’t have somewhere to call home over the Christmas period, many will be living in hostels, bed and…
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Christmas in the city: down and out in Paris and Berlin
Sonya Qureshi on the hardships facing the vulnerable and homeless over the holiday season.