Ex-construction worker tells of journey from luxury flats to sleeping rough
by Aine Fox
May 24, 2024
2 minutes
A former construction worker who helped build luxury flats but ended up on the streets said he is disappointed a political pledge to end rough sleeping was on course to fail.
Paul McLoughlin, from Salford, said he spent more than two years sleeping rough and sofa-surfing at a friend’s when he could – describing the experience as “soul-destroying”.
The 53-year-old, who is now in supported accommodation in and acts as a voluntary mentor to others, said things spiralled after he was laid off from his job working on concrete when the project he was part of finished.
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