Stereotype conceals genuine poverty and distress. Emergency payments and food banks are now facts of life in Reigate & Banstead. Our experience at Citizens Advice and information from Surrey Local Assistance Scheme (LAS) show not everyone is well-off in our prosperous county – in fact quite the reverse. Every week from October to December 2015 […]
Recent data show why sanctions policy should take more account of individual circumstances. The number of “street homeless” (living outside even temporary formal accommodation) is growing. Most recent official information (for 2014) shows a 14% national increase. According to new data from the Mayor of London, in 2015 there were nearly twice as many rough […]
Local campaign Problems made worse by not recognising different circumstances. Our male client is homeless but lives in a tent not accommodation provided by the council or charity. He has mental health problems but no contact with health services. He has no bank account, photo ID or mobile phone. In October he missed a health assessment linked to his […]