Homelessness In Britain

Try to imagine waking up in a cold shop doorway, dirty and hungry. Theres nowhere to wash and you have to accost for three hours before you have enough money to buy yourself a cup of tea, theres also nowhere for you to get warm. Its a terrible thought, nevertheless its okay because it will never happen to you, or so you whitethorn think. tomcat Watts was A wealthy businessman with a devoted married woman and two lovely children, he worked in London and often passed homeless person mint in the street, often chucking them some spare change as he passed, not even giving them a second thought until now. You resonate, tom turkey Watts is no longer the big businessman with the big abode and the big car, he lived beyond his means and became bankrupt losing his house. Because of all the attempt he also lost his wife and children.Now he sleeps wheresoever he can, this morning he woke up in the London thermionic tube hesays I scarcely take one twenty-four hour period at atime, I nev er know where Ill be one day to the next. Toms only wage is the 65p he gets from every copy of the blown-up Issue, which is sold for 1 a magazine sold by the homeless. Tom can officially earn up to 17 a workweek before his 38-a-week social security is under threat, he says The money I earn is not much at all. But if I could right remember a place to live I could then go about getting a product line and once Im settled I can go to court, and see about getting to see my kids, simply without a place to live it wont happen.Thats where shelter comes in Tom like hundreds of other homeless people are on the postponement list for temporary housing, it gives people a head start. Its not just a hostel where you have a graduation come first serve basis, while your in temporary housing shelter ease you to find a more permanent placement. They also help you to find a work placement and any legal advice you may need. shelter was launched in 1966 to bring housing businesss to everyone s attention andappeal for money to purify things. In 1970 shelter opened its first housing aid shelter to give people with housing problems or nowhere to live take over advice.Tom sells the Big IssueI just want to see my kidsSome of the main reasons for people becoming homeless are job loss, break-up with a partner, heavy debts, drug addiction and even mental illness. The legal age of people start off mournful round sleeping on friends sofas or floors, but before long you realise youve been there for a few weeks or even months and think youre beginning to out endure youre welcome and cant abuse their hospitality any longer and leave.More than 326,000 people are homeless in Britain, sleeping rough, in hostels or moving from place to place with no home to call there own. Experts commit the problem is extremely bad and is worsening and without the help of charity the problem would rapidly increase.