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sleeping rough

2/10/2014

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  • Sleeping rough on the streets of London is frightening, demoralising and isolating. Homeless people are some of the most vulnerable and socially excluded people in our society.
  • Homeless support agencies reported that around 3,500 people slept rough in London last year, which is almost half the number of rough sleepers in the whole of the UK. The life expectancy of a long-term rough sleeper is only 42 years, compared to 79 years for the average UK citizen. A homeless rough sleeper is 35 times more likely to commit suicide than the average person in the UK.
http://www.streetsoflondon.org.uk
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Keri link
2/10/2014 03:17:46 pm

I highly recommend the work of Ice & Fire, a theater company that tackle social and political issues particularly involving welfare.

They explore what it means to be homeless and gather testimonials of people surviving on welfare benefits.
Christine Bacon (the Artistic Director of the theater company) Is amazing, her office is in Toynbee Studios and she is very honest in interviews.

http://iceandfire.co.uk/outreach/scripts/broke/

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Jack
2/24/2014 08:21:31 am

It would be interesting to get data on how much people know about homelessness. I've lived in London for three years and I don't think I've ever seen a teenage who I've thought is homeless yet I know its not just middle aged people. Where are the homeless children we see in these adverts? Just a thought :)

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