Rough sleeping

1st December 2023 | By Matthew Barber

Manchester festival announces Christmas show to help the homeless

After All festival has announced a Christmas show with all of the profits going to musicians against homelessness.

2nd December 2018 | By Mia Abeyawardene

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 seemed...

3rd October 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

‘It’s getting really dangerous out here’ – meet the people on the frontline of the homelessness crisis in Manchester

Last year, the government released figures showing that there were 4,751 rough sleepers in the UK, an increase of 15% on the year before. The...