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‘Anyone can be homeless’: London battles rising homelessness

The temperature has dropped, the morning is marked by frost and the night-time by ice; winter is here. For many

Volunteers from Refuge Network International serve food, including apples and salads, to the homeless and disadvantaged in silver containers

Coronation of King Charles III disrupts Westminster food distributions

Support services for Westminster’s homeless and disadvantaged were disrupted by the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May.   

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan - Image by Rehan Jamil from Flickr

London Mayor announces 800 new homes for rough sleepers

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced £75 million of government funding for up to 800 new homes for rough sleepers last

Fewer new people slept rough in London during last quarter of 2021

Fewer people were sleeping rough in London for the first time between October and December 2021 compared to the same

Unique service gets rough sleepers off drugs and into homes

Rough sleepers struggling with mental illness or addiction are being helped off substances and into homes by a unique service

Take One Leave One launches in Vauxhall to help homeless stay warm

An initiative providing warm clothes to homeless people and those facing hardship this winter was launched in Vauxhall this afternoon.

A return to ‘normal’ presents serious problems for homeless people in Hammersmith and Fulham

“The government have sacked everyone off, basically.” These are the words of soup kitchen head chef and project coordinator Garry

WATCH: Sadiq Khan attends rough sleeper bus initiative launch

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was at Victoria Embankment this morning to attend the launch of a social enterprise’s

Everyone In’ ending could cause homelessness spike charity claims

Ending the ‘Everyone In’ scheme as the eviction ban and furlough finish may lead to a severe spike in homelessness,

Musician to attempt World record for busking in Kingston next week

A musician is attempting to break the record for the world’s longest busking in Kingston next week. Laurie Wright, 29,

We take to the streets with the St Mungo’s first response volunteers helping combat homelessness

It is a moment many of us will have experienced when using the tube. As the train left Oxford Circus, a

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