Our hidden homeless
Jan 28, 2020
3 minutes
WORDS: KARA O’NEILL, MISHAAL KHAN.
When we think of being homeless, we might conjure images of people in sleeping bags, trying to stay warm in freezing shop doorways or on park benches. And while there are thousands currently sleeping rough, there’s another worrying number to comprehend.
A massive 270,000 people – known as the ‘hidden homeless’ – are living in hostels, temporary shelter or unsuitable and overcrowded accommodation. Heartbreakingly, 135,000 of these are children, and it’s estimated that 5,683 families are
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