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Policy Research. Homeless Link. Salvation Army Christmas Appeal 2011 CC Donation. Helping homeless people with specialist services and support « The Connection at St Martins. World Homeless Action Directory. Porchlight – homelessness charity in Kent UK, housing support, homeless, rough sleeper support. Barnardo's housing and homelessness charity. One of the most basic human rights is for somewhere safe and stable to live, yet homelessness continues to be one of the worst social problems in Britain today.
Homelessness services Barnardo's works with homeless families as well as young people who are homeless or living in insecure accommodation. We help young people to access the right accommodation and support them in their tenancies, and for some young people, such as young care leavers, we actually provide supported accommodation. Our outreach teams on the streets actively look for homeless young people and provide a friendly ear as well as referring them to relevant agencies. We work with families to help them secure the benefits and grants they are legally entitled to, sorting out accommodation problems and helping families to get re-housed in the area so as to not to disrupt children's education.
Care leavers and housing issues facts According to the Who Cares? Give homeless young people a future - Centrepoint. Crisis. Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity - choose your location. Homeless people die 30 years younger, study suggests. 21 December 2011Last updated at 01:20 The study said the average life expectancy of a homeless person is 47-years-old Homeless people in England die 30 years younger than the national average, research has suggested.
The report for the charity Crisis found an average homeless person has a life expectancy of 47, compared with 77 for the rest of the population. Drug and alcohol abuse account for a third of all deaths among the homeless. The report comes as the government is set to announce that £20m will be spent to provide assistance to single people facing homelessness. The Sheffield University report said that while drug and alcohol abuse often lead to homelessness, being without a home exacerbates the problem. And while the overall average of death for men and women who were homeless was 47, the mean age of death for women was found to be even lower, at 43. General population Continue reading the main story “Start Quote End QuoteGrant Shapps Housing Minister Council co-ordination.
Latest news and features on homelessness and the vulnerably housed. Bob Holness, former Blockbusters host, dies aged 83. 6 January 2012Last updated at 15:11 Holness was the second actor to portray James Bond Bob Holness, former host of daytime quiz show Blockbusters, has died at 83.
In a statement, his family said he had "died peacefully in his sleep" early on Friday morning. Holness, who had suffered a series of strokes, had been in a nursing home. He is survived by his wife Mary, three children and seven grandchildren. Holness "was also an accomplished theatre actor and his radio broadcasting career spanned over six decades", the family statement added. South African-born Holness joined the BBC in the 1960s and hosted Late Night Extra on Radio 1 and Radio 2, alongside presenters including Terry Wogan. The show continued to air on Radio 2's AM frequency only until 1975, before Holness moved to commercial station LBC, co-hosting the morning show with Douglas Cameron. 'Positive reception' In 2008, he told the BBC that the opportunity "just came up through a hole in the floor".