Homelessness

Birmingham and Nottingham are amongst the most deprived areas in the Midlands with the most barriers to housing. But student volunteers are working to reduce the impact that homelessness can have on people. Groups like Vets in the Community and Action Against Homelessness have never been more essential....

On 4th November, Suella Braverman made a number of comments on X surrounding homeless people, including a controversial statement that homelessness is a "lifestyle choice", sparking large-scale criticism....

The combination of the cost-of-living crisis and the UK having its coldest day since December 2010 is leading to a health crisis, as 1.7 million households could be pushed into homelessness. Alice Bennett discusses homelessness in Nottingham and what students can do to help this winter. ...

The University will be providing accomodation to Nottingham's homeless population by hosting a shelter on campus, in partnership with local charity, Emmanuel House. It will reduce the number of people sleeping rough over the coldest months of the year, operating until March 2022. ...

With over 200 people sleeping rough in Nottingham every night, local charity Tracy’s Street Kitchen are delivering hot meals, sandwiches, clothing and other donations to homeless people in Trinity Square every Friday. ...

The British political landscape, a once august and respected vista now resembles a drunken punch up at a wedding no one wanted to attend. A brawl being watched by 65 million people who frankly have no idea what is going on nor how the whole thing started and no...

Homelessness in the UK is a damning indictment of how poorly we treat those less fortunate than ourselves. This is particularly true in Nottingham, where from January of this year, 49 people are sleeping rough every day. Not enough is being done to protect these vulnerable people who, for...