homelessness

At the LINk Big Tent Event held by the LINk at Piccadilly Gardens in October 2008, a homeless man called Wayne interrupted the proceedings and grabbed the microphone stating that services were not as accessible as they might be. The Support Team carried out some initial research and the Steering Group decided that they wanted to take this further as a piece of work. Richard Wright from the Steering Group was nominated to be involved with this work stream.

Homelessness itself is a very big issue and covers everything from ‘Beggars and rough sleepers’, to people who find themselves destitute as a result of failed asylum applications or even granted asylum applications, all the way through to people who are ‘sofa surfing’.

Useful Information

Homelessness Information Leaflet