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This is The truth about UK homelessness It's not just about money and housing what is it about this is from Robloak bloke Robloak Let's get into it copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 Allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting teaching scholarship and research Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing Non-profit educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. I wasn't prepared to it went past quick this time Let's get it to it Military vessel This lady just went crazy on this rap. You ain't gonna buy the piece you go Just what you did to it? All right, let me focus man. We didn't come here for that. This is a serious video Homeless people in the UK are collectively referred to as rough sleepers and according to unofficial estimates There are over 300,000 people in this category This is double the number five years ago These individuals are not refugees or immigrants from Africa or Asia. They are citizens of the united kingdom itself Homeless people here are not just adults or middle-aged men. Is this the same narrator from um From the netflix show wildlife or in the wild It's a great narrator voice Recently there's been a significant increase in the proportion of women and those aged between 16 and 24 They are young strong and generally in good physical condition Yet they still wander and sleep on the streets Do that discord next Tents look strangely out of place in the commercial areas of if you're ever in miami And you go down seven seventh and seven street Seventh and second on a corner of seventh and second you look down second street bunch of tents Unlike there's a little village of tents of cities Set among the offices and shops with cars and people passing by these tents are however the only shelter these people have Most of those sleeping rough don't even have a tent in which to shelter Instead they lurk in various public spaces in the city like sidewalks parks bus stops under bridges And at the corners of buildings Homeless people come from various backgrounds and circumstances yet. They've all found themselves on the street Many rely on welfare and charity while others find intermittent work some survive by begging The distinction between the homeless and beggars is not always clear Some homeless people have jobs but sleep on the streets due to insufficient income to pay for accommodation Conversely some beggars have homes while others find themselves both begging and homeless Some beggars choose this path as an easier way to earn money Finding it faster and more convenient than working Some beg because they don't have a job like this girl A lack of paid work extends from health issues Particularly problems with her leg which hinders her ability to secure steady employment I've got an emphasis here. They think well i've got a six-week degree of protection I've got scoliosis clip-off feel syndrome rheumatoid arthritis in my knees or my spine They think that i'm going to be in a wheelchair but i'm in poverty so I'd rather Get 12 pints a week. It's cheaper. So that's what i'm here to earn All right, so you're sitting here hoping that you'll get 12 pounds a day in order Yeah, I get food so I can take home and then I need things like I need things like an underwear And smelly's obviously because I haven't got anything, you know, I haven't got any clothes just what i'm wearing Um, so i'm trying to get Benny to get all that stuff as well I got a question. I didn't know it's like work from home jobs in the uk Or are they all taken or is it harder to get them? I know it is hard to get regular jobs, but The sight of homeless people leaning against the wall of a shop or curled up on the sidewalk raises questions How did they end up here and how can they be helped? It is clear that there's no single cause of homelessness But we've got a whole mattress out here How do you do that? It is partially the result of economics, families, social structure and the problems faced by the individuals I was homeless when I was 18 Why? Um, so I came to Cardiff from Northwest England when I was 17 to live with my mom Um, and things didn't work out on my 18th birthday My mom was in a violent relationship with my stepdad. I'm basically rather than Chucking my stepdad out. She chucked me out Um, so I ended up being homeless on the streets. Basically, I got a very homeless when I was That's the craziest origin story like Like it's a common one though. Oh my parents my mom picked her Abusive boyfriend over me That's a bit low. That's why but you got to think about man. That's the manipulation mental factor going on in your mom's head that Can't even control at that point. It's 18 18. Yeah Been homeless on the streets. Basically, I got made homeless when I was 18 18. Yeah Um, me and my mom, I grew basically. She kicked me out. Um, I had nowhere else to go And went to the huggered They give me floor space. Um, I was being super rough since Let me tell you something As an 18 year old when you reach the age of 18 and your parent tries to kick you out say no Say no Just say no I'm not going I'm not leaving call the police Hey me personally That never happened to me, but in america at least call the police Yeah, she's trying to kick me out and I live here Who's this your mom? Yep I live here. I don't worry about where am I supposed to go? Ma'am, he does live here. He's been here 18 years He gets mail here You have to be victim You got to go through the court system simple Buy me a little time and then I go out. Yes It will not be a peaceful existence between you and your parents, but you will not be homeless 100% Having health problems or issues with family members doesn't necessarily result in homelessness though The underlying reasons are often insufficient income or the lack of a supportive family that accepts and cares for them Individual backgrounds and personalities can of course play a big part And uh, I feel free when I'm homeless I don't have any uh, you know when I get going to cut off my family and I left that flat It was like I cut A weight off and I'm free. It's nice to sometimes just pick up myself and go anywhere I want You know No burdens. No, you know, just just me and that's it Most of the homeless people we encounter are men as living rough poses a greater risk for women Nonetheless, the number of homeless women is on the rise Another factor preventing escape from living on the streets is drug addiction I was on drugs. I'm on the methadone script now So I'm coming off that off the works. I'm off the drugs now. Are you cleaning up? Yeah. Yeah, I'm on the methadone and hope Methadone. Okay, like technically. Yes, you're clean, but like Can't you become addicted to methadone as well? Just as bad as you know what I'm saying? Just as bad as you was on other stuff It's not holding me. So I'm not very well at the moment. Um, I'm only on 30 emails, which is nothing, you know to what I was smoking Um 33 knows it's nothing, you know, but I've got doctor's appointments tomorrow And they're going to say I think so hopefully because I don't want to go back to using, you know See what I'm saying Her pink sleeping bag and personal belongings were packed into a black bag before she left to find a good place to beg If she can collect enough today to pay the rent the sleeping bag won't be needed tonight When she's out of sight no one knows if she is still abusing drugs So she just left to sleep in there The cabinet is full of new syringes in sterile packets while the yellow bin contains the used ones The cycle of drug addiction and hard to find money needed to support the habit Is how many people end up stranded on the streets, which in turn makes it difficult for them to get off drugs The hugard center is a homeless shelter run by an NGO. It provides clean needles for homeless people who use drugs While this doesn't do much to stop drug abuse At least clean needles can reduce other health problems which come from using a dirty needle I think one of the important things is is we're trying to meet people where they are at the moment And pretending people are not using drugs and not providing them with needles Just means that they're going to put themselves in danger and if they're putting themselves in danger We're not looking after their welfare. So we're very much going to meet people where I understand where they're coming from we're like With this part but like And it's certainly at a certain extent it feels very enabling They are at the moment and and not like I'm sure you're trying to convince them as well Oh, maybe you should take this mother down or go and see some counseling, but They're just really there for the free clean stuff, you know stressing they can suddenly give up You know using substances Even with free clean needles drugs cannot be taken in the center There are many who take the view that this may actually encourage homeless people to continue using drugs But the provision of clean needles has long been an accepted practice in many european countries Probably because it has been shown to significantly reduce the number of drug related deaths and infections While easing the burden on state-provided health infrastructure It's sometimes difficult because when people come to need exchange very often It's because they want to use drugs at that moment But obviously as we get to know people and build up trust We can actually help them further. So for example, we've we've had I think it was something like 90 people You know last year who we got into rehabilitation programs So that's getting clean of drugs Now we wouldn't have been able to do that if we hadn't met them where they are now rather than Expecting them to to be abstaining In addition to the clean needle service There's also an emergency room for use during the cold british autumn and winter When outside temperatures can fall below zero for several days at a time So this is our emergency overnight stay accommodation So if we're not able to put people in the hostel, which is most of the time because there's always full Rather than having people out on the streets people can come in here And it'll be safe and warm. We'll have staff here all the way through the night. We'll provide breakfast for people And we have what we call the pods here The space is divided into small cubicles with just enough space to put a bed The rooms doorway has gaps at the top and bottom so the supervisors can easily check on the well-being of the occupants Inside the room. There are personal belongings and a winter coat hangs in the corner Some rooms have towels and clothes draped over the door There are a total of 20 bedrooms like this here But there are not enough for the number of homeless people across england. I guess this is kind of helpful, but this is crazy This is like a like a fitting room of beds Tens of thousands of homeless people are on waiting lists for shelters Because public private and emergency shelters have been full for the last decade While budget constraints hinder the building of new ones And why can't you build more? Um, well, it's just behind what the finance is for it and we do get we do get funding for everyone Homeless men and women dwell in a small hall where men huddle on benches outside the rooms In the small kitchen the staff are serving hot soup beans and fish A homeless man is enjoying his soup in the corner while two others stand in line Instead of giving away free food It is sold at a very low price which the homeless can afford This policy aims to raise awareness about the value of food and promote a positive attitude towards homelessness To prevent them feeling that they are begging for whatever is provided People's looks The looks off people really Yeah Because they look at you like you're a bit on a day on the bottom of their show and we're not But yeah, we're all human beings at the end of the day. Sorry There'll be ain't got a house to go back to when things like that But yeah, there are some drug users and some alcoholics on the streets, but we're not all the same It's about me. I don't touch drugs. I don't subscribe and I never touch drugs in my life I don't touch drugs. I don't subscribe and I never touch Drugs in my life That's gonna be hard for me to sit here and believe That's cat I'm calling cat, but okay continue The first step in recovery is admitting A bright purple double decker bus runs slowly down the road This vehicle is not like the city's regular buses because it's been designed specifically to serve the homeless In addition to insufficient emergency housing, a surprising number of homeless people appear willing to live close to starvation Eating meals on the roadside instead of having a full meal or sleeping in a warm shelter shared with other people There are rules and regulations that must be followed when living in the shelter Such as specific entry and exit times to avoid disturbing others Many people don't like this lifestyle and choose to live freely outside More importantly when drugs are involved the users tend to avoid the shelters where drugs are strictly prohibited Huge amount of people because of the stress and strains of the face and taking drugs and Alcohol abuse which adds pressure to families and sometimes families really don't know how to cope with that And so the only way very often they can cope is by you know Putting their family member out because it's disrupting the whole family When the homeless people don't come to seek help at the shelter The purple bus provides a mobile assistance service Bus is a good platform to engage with I've seen these with like the van versions It's our vision, aren't we? People not as an institution So it is a public space because we are bringing the service to the service users and there are sleepers Who normally wouldn't engage with the institution Uh, so it's you know, they can jump on And jump out of the bus as they pleased and they will still get their support as much as they Would like us to support them with A warm drink on a cold day a piece of soft bread and freshly baked pastries Along with the smiles and hospitality of the staff Create a sense of refuge Actually, you know homeless people who are transient who are chaotic Who have issues they they don't want bureaucracy They want a simple process that would help them initially to get off the streets It's as simple as that and unfortunately we provide this we we've got a very simple approach To to to helping people we listen to their needs and address what they need Us to address initially and from then on they they move on it's their decision In addition to food the inside of the bus is arranged like a small lounge or waiting room Where the homeless can take a temporary but welcome rest There's even a washing machine ready to be of service to anyone who needs to wash clothes When the bus is parked volunteers prepare drinks and snacks to distribute to the homeless While people wait to receive food staff will engage in conversation to build trust Which may eventually lead to further assistance being provided This young woman left her home at the age of 18 due to domestic violence After 10 years of living on the streets and relying on this bus for sustenance She was finally granted permanent housing assistance from the government Now you have the threat. Yeah. Yeah What's your plan from now? Um, just moving on with my life really getting a job. Um I'm just making myself proud looking forward. Don't not looking back So, yeah What are you a new job? Um, I don't I don't care. I don't care. I just want to say job Daily income and like something to wake up for in the morning and go out to work come home Just that just routine normality. Nice. Nice company really. Yeah, they're amazing people amazing people They've got hearts of gold So, yeah, it's amazing. It's amazing what they do amazing. Yeah. Yeah, basically basically, yeah If you want to see more great content all over the world, please like the video Oh The issue of homelessness in England is becoming increasingly serious Real estate prices in london continue to rise in a city, which is already one of the most expensive in which to live in the world Meanwhile, the income of ordinary people and social welfare benefits have not kept pace Moreover the availability of affordable housing for low income people has decreased And the organizations which provide accommodation are facing budget cuts The policy of reducing housing welfare payments for people aged 18 to 25 Has resulted in rising numbers of new homeless Especially among the young and female population Individually they have stories of facing domestic violence Experiencing failures in life struggling with drug problems and dealing with other personal challenges I don't really I don't know. I don't know why there's more homeless women now than there was back then We've seen regular females that Decided to to to be street homeless or new females, but They help they want to they want to get move on from from street homelessness And find accommodation relatively quickly so they're more motivated because they recognize themselves as more vulnerable on the streets Than men would feel obviously things like substance abuse is a major issue amongst young If I was homeless, I feel vulnerable as a man I'm vulnerable out here It had been being G locked, but still But also we're seeing a lot of people who have Never really had the opportunity to have a settled life So they've been looked after by the local authority. Perhaps we have people who have been abuse victims as children And so very often people just haven't had that stability that we all need when we're growing up Sociologists have discovered that the number of homeless people varies based on urban development The more developed a city becomes the greater the number of homeless tends to be The rapid increase in the homeless population has driven the british government to allocate a budget exceeding a billion pounds to tackle this issue Nevertheless simply offering shelters and distributing food Will not resolve the problem of homelessness It is a complex problem on the streets and in the shadows There are those who have both unwillingly and intentionally become homeless 10 out of a 10 going on the Spotify playlist Dramatic That's it. All right. See y'all don't leave like comment subscribe turn on the post Let me know what you think of this entire situation. I'll just play let me know what you think man Is this cap?