small clip of homeless on the streets of London, Homelessness begins when something bad happens and you don't have family or friends around to help. It could happen to any of us, There are many reasons why people end up homeless - redundancy, a relationship breakdown, poor mental health, alcohol/substance addiction, domestic abuse and alcohol abuse,
The streets are a dangerous place to be - homeless people are 13 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the general public, and 47 times more likely to be a victim of theft.
Homeless people have a right to being treated with the same respect as anyone else. In a recent study though, almost two thirds of rough sleepers said they had been insulted by a member of the public, and shockingly, one in ten said that they had been urinated on.
Homelessness affects many more people than simply those sleeping rough. There are around 400,000 ‘hidden homeless’ in the UK, living out of sight in hostels, B&Bs, ‘sofa-surfing’ or squatting