homelessness

Deaths of UK homeless people more than double in five years
The number of homeless people recorded dying on streets or in temporary accommodation has more than doubled over the last five years in the UK, the Guardian can reveal. With people found dead in supermarket car parks, church graveyards and crowded hostels ...[Read more]
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Four million young people were homeless last year. Four million.
Nearly 4.2 million kids and young adults without a parent or guardian are homeless across the United States over the course of a year. A new study from the University of Chicago revealed the startling statistic this week, focused specifically on homeless ...[Read more]
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In Silicon Valley, the homeless illustrate a growing divide
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - In the same affluent, suburban city where Google built its headquarters, Tes Saldana lives in a crowded but tidy camper she parks on the street. She concedes it's "not a very nice living situation," but it also is not unusual. ...[Read more]
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Theresa May Just U-Turned On Social Housing Policy After Pressure From Jeremy Corbyn
Theresa May has unexpectedly U-turned on a major government housing policy, in a significant victory for Labour. The prime minister announced that ministers would scrap a proposed cap on the amount of money the government is willing to pay towards the cos ...[Read more]
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Newborn baby dies in frigid cold after being found with his homeless mother at Portland bus stop
Portland, Oregon, is reeling after a newborn baby birthed by a homeless woman died the morning after a punishing ice storm tore through the city. ...[Read more]
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