Homelessness

30th Jan

Piccadilly Gardens plagued by spice and growing problem of homelessness

Homelessness and drug usage have got worse in Manchester during recent years, especially around Piccadilly Gardens, according to police officers and...

13th Dec

| By Daniel Mardle

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Charity ‘sleep walk’ across Manchester by UK’s leading homelessness charity brings huge turnout

Following the success of a charity walk in London earlier this month which raised £500,000, the homelessness charity Shelter hoped to repeat its...

17th Nov

| By Anish Vij

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Number of Manchester’s rough sleepers down for second consecutive year amongst concerns

Greater Manchester has witnessed a drop in the number of rough sleepers for a second year in a row. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)...

4th Oct

| By Isaac Jordan

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Manchester faces affordable housing crisis, new research shows

Manchester faces a dire shortage of affordable homes as families on housing benefit face a rise in poverty levels and being priced out of the city,...

2nd Dec

| By Mia Abeyawardene

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Burnham's plan to end rough sleeping shows early signs of success but charities are lacking resources

Earlier this year Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, announced a radical plan aiming to end rough sleeping by 2020. While this may have...

Homeless Project Manchester on the streets

22nd Nov

| By Lewis Finney

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Outrage as council describes unofficial soup kitchens as 'a bad idea'

A Manchester City Council tweet about unofficial soup kitchens has provoked an intense public reaction. The Twitter post was...

13th Nov

| By Meliza Sestito

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Poverty In Periods - Campaign fighting for sanitary product donation to help Manchester's homeless women.

There are approximately 68,000 homeless women in the UK. When we think of what homeless people need; food, water and shelter are the first things to...