Youth homelessness on the rise during pandemic as demand for help increases
A city centre youth homelessness charity has reopened its offices, warning of the significant increase in demand for its services
Homelessness threat on rise during lockdown
Lockdown has undoubtedly left us all feeling a little precarious and vulnerable, but few are quite as vulnerable as the
Lucie’s Pantry provides food packs for vulnerable in Bolton
Volunteers at a homelessness charity in Bolton have provided more than 20,000 food packs to vulnerable households in the four
INTERVIEW: ‘Six out of 10’… Manchester Mayor Burnham unsure about Tory budget’s benefits for North West
Giving new Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget “six out of ten”, GM Mayor Andy Burnham has expressed concerns that the budget was “a little high on rhetoric and a little bit low on delivery”.
Lack of public toilets more than just a dignity issue for rough sleepers, says Mustard Tree CEO
A homelessness charity’s CEO has stated that Manchester’s lack of public toilets is not simply a dignity issue for rough sleepers, but crucially a drugs-related one.
My Big Mouth: Mancunian communities aren’t ready to house the homeless
It has been revealed by the Manchester Evening News that a shelter under Andy Burnham’s ‘Bed Every Night’ is to be relocated due to complaints relating to needles being found near the area.
Interview: Tackling homelessness with Manchester Street Poem’s Simon Leroux
You don’t have to be a statistician to know homelessness is rising in Manchester.
‘Even the statues look down on me’: MM meets ex-soldier and ‘homeless tour guide’ Danny Collins
Danny now works as a ‘Homeless Tour Guide’ of Manchester for the social enterprise, Invisible Cities.
Greater Manchester Mayor urges government to declare ‘homelessness emergency’ to tackle growing problem on city’s streets
Andy Burnham has already spent the last few months working on his own measures to tackle the problem, including the extension of his flagship ‘Bed Every Night’ scheme until at least next June.
Still plenty to do to help homeless across Greater Manchester says Bolton-based charity
Every day people are seen sleeping in doorways, at entrances to shopping complexes and begging for money from passers-by. Living this way is clearly distressing and not a pleasant way of life.
Mayor’s A Bed Every Night scheme launches to help get homeless off Manchester’s streets
The scheme intends to provide the homeless population with habitable accommodation at night to keep them safe from fatal temperatures which have already led to two recorded deaths in the previous weekend.