HOMELESSNESS
Homeless people come from every walk of life, no different from the rest of us. The land up sleeping on the street due to major life crises resulting in them having nowhere else to stay. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE
According to Crisis, people sleeping on the street are almost 17 times more likely to have been victims of violence. More than one in three people sleeping rough have been deliberately hit or kicked or experienced some other form of violence whilst homeless. Homeless people are over nine times more likely to take their own life than the general population. On average, homeless people die at just 44 years old.
- Lost job
- Can’t afford rent (compounded by lack of affordable housing)
- Left prison, care or the army with no home to return to.
- Relationship has broken down
- Domestic abuse
- Mental or physical health problems
- Substance misuse.
According to Crisis, people sleeping on the street are almost 17 times more likely to have been victims of violence. More than one in three people sleeping rough have been deliberately hit or kicked or experienced some other form of violence whilst homeless. Homeless people are over nine times more likely to take their own life than the general population. On average, homeless people die at just 44 years old.
About Homelessness in England
- 320,000 people are recorded as homeless - sleeping on the streets or in temporary accommodation (170,000 in London)
- 4,677 people estimated to be sleeping rough in England on any one night, 165% higher than in 2010 (1,137 in London, 13% increase since 2017)
- 64% were UK nationals, 22% were from EU, 3% were non-EU
- 14% rough sleepers were women and 6% were <25 years
The Passage - Our Shelter Partner:
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The Passage has run London's largest voluntary sector day center for homeless and vulnerable people for the past 30 years. They help over 200 people every day to access diverse services, including primary services (substantial hot breakfasts and lunches, showers, access to clothes, etc.), housing and welfare advice, health services and employment and training services. The Passage have a supporting team of outreach workers who make contact with those sleeping rough to see what can be done to help and have been running a 48-bed hostel, Passage House, since 1 March 2000. The Passage also run Montfort House, which contains 16 self-contained studio flats with on-site staff support for those preparing for independent living.
The Passage has run London's largest voluntary sector day center for homeless and vulnerable people for the past 30 years. They help over 200 people every day to access diverse services, including primary services (substantial hot breakfasts and lunches, showers, access to clothes, etc.), housing and welfare advice, health services and employment and training services. The Passage have a supporting team of outreach workers who make contact with those sleeping rough to see what can be done to help and have been running a 48-bed hostel, Passage House, since 1 March 2000. The Passage also run Montfort House, which contains 16 self-contained studio flats with on-site staff support for those preparing for independent living.