England could face its worst winter homelessness crisis
in more than two decades and radical action is needed to prevent the situation
from deteriorating, the Big Issue founder has said. John Bird, a life peer who
set up the magazine sold on the street by homeless people, said the UK risked
moving back to the “desperate” times of the 1990s when the Big Issue started.
“It could be the worst winter for over two decades … I am not just talking
about rising numbers [of homeless people], but also the fact money is going
down and not up. It is likely to make future winters harder, and next year
threatens to be even worse,” Lord Bird said. Read more on the Guardian website.
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