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RE: Why do we have so many homeless in the UK?
That's really sad, I mean we look to these countries to show us the way but I've been reading how homelessness is on the rise in the US, didn't know the UK too. South Africa, we have it really bad, I really hope you will sort it out before it reaches the levels we are at
Here in the UK the problem is getting worse rapidly and it will take a radical change in policy from many government departments working together to even begin to reduce numbers on the street.
I can imagine I actually did some reading up on it after seeing your post and they were talking about how foodbanks are starting to become over run like never before too!
It’s actually pretty scary stuff!
In just about every supermarket and church there are collection points for foodbanks and often it is working families that are using them and the problem just gets worse when you have school holidays and children don't get a free meal at school.
It is all tied in to the last 9 years of austerity policies that our government has inflicted, shouldering most of the cost onto those least able to pay for it.