Peter's Story - Homeless Sheet Metal Welder

The number of people becoming homeless and walking the streets to find a place to sleep is increasing - especially with banks increasing their loan rates, the number of houses being repossessed the highest since 1971 and UBS Invesment Bank warning the credit crunch will get worse before it gets better.

I've worked in a homeless shelter for the last three years and it really is happening - there are more people in there that shouldn't be there -- even married couples. Imagine a married couple having to sleep together on the streets?

Watch Peter's story of what happens when you become homeless when you haven't got drug, alcohol or mental health issues -- it's hard to believe it happens today. But it does.

The local authority and charities have to start preparing for increased numbers of people becoming homeless in this way and find a way to fast-track these people off the streets and back onto the social ladder -- enabling the outreach services the concentrate on finding those who truly do have addictions or mental health issues and need specialised help.

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[davidbarker1971]

Yes - I was in a night shelter a couple of months ago and one of the guys told me Peter is now married, has a job at a racing circuit and a child is on the way - good news indeed!

[Cornbag]

This is me in the not too distant future I'm sure. Lost my job 6 months ago and the money is running out. I hope to find to courage to kill myself before It gets to that stage however. Still, it's great to see some of these fat cats feeling the heat due to the credit crunch and topping themselves. I wanna see more of these bastards dropping like flies!!

[GeorgeGreekTrucker]

youtube com watch?v=3V3csQTkqjM Please do NOT blame another poor soul, ever. It's the rich and the powerful people's fault. 13 or so bloodlines, that's all, slavery is their profession. They created this depression on purpose. To them we're scum. We clog their roads. We breath their air. They hate us. They're perverted evil inbred monsters. They love causing pain and misery.

[gandhiji2101969]

@GeorgeGreekTrucker DUDE YOUR VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED. ANY OTHER LINKS?

[ivan2riches]

Here is another lovely fellow

[ivan2riches]

Here is an other lovely fellow

[fisherman1955]

lovelly fellow

[gertie2u2]

That's wonderful for him but call me confused, if all they need to get a job is an address, why don't social services just arrange post boxes of some sort? You hear this about addresses so much. Seems a simple solution to me.

[an2805]

hahaha...

[renajsh]

Good documentary. I used to be homeless and I didn't choose to be homeless. If my family in America hadn't taken me back in, I'd be dead.