Our Guide to Helping Rough Sleepers this Summer
As our winter guide for helping rough sleepers in cold weather was so popular, we thought we’d put out a
June 24, 2020
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Homelessness After the Pandemic
This morning I read a BBC headline: “Coronavirus: Thousands of homeless ‘back on streets by July’”. Tragically, this is neither
June 4, 2020
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Do people choose to be homeless?
Recently, Conservative MP Adam Holloway received criticism for his claims in parliament that many rough sleepers choose to be on
February 28, 2020
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The Benefits System is Causing Death and Distress- Here’s Why
The UK’s benefits system is poorly funded, and designed without empathy or knowledge of the real lives of those living
February 6, 2020
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Our guide to helping rough sleepers this winter
*edited 29th October 2020 in light of Covid-19* In the festive season, it is not only homelessness charities that are
December 2, 2019
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Welfare Benefits: The Domino Effect
A Bench Outreach advice worker talks about the slippery slope of benefits problems and how one DWP judgement can have
November 8, 2019
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Universal Credit: The Limits of Computer Illiteracy
In a world that increasingly depends on computers, the internet, and online communication, the barrier to accessing benefits is getting
September 23, 2019
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Housing and Benefits Advice: A Typical Week
A brief insight into what kinds of problems are faced by homeless or vulnerably housed clients- this article describes what
August 12, 2019
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Medical Reports: Lies and Misrepresentations
Having gone through the often extremely stressful experience of a DWP medical assessment, those claiming benefits then have to deal
July 22, 2019
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