With the Credit Crunch - What Happens if You Go Homeless?

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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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With the Credit Crunch - What Happens if You Go Homeless?

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  • daisystrangelove- ...

    daisystrangelove- ok, but online sarcasm does'nt work

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  • I was being ...

    I was being sarcastic, you dumb ass.

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  • daisystrangelove- ...

    daisystrangelove- fit for roughing it? F**k you

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  • Very noble of you, ...

    Very noble of you, but what if he's not all that sick ? What if he's putting it on to get a roof over his head ? The system is screwing you, why not screw it back ? Is there a law against pretending to have a drug problem ? I sincerely doubt it... Anyhow, may fortune smile on you some time soon and get you off the street and into real accommodation.

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  • Something in me ...

    Something in me doesn't want to take a sicko's bed away from him. I'll manage.

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  • For the homeless in ...

    For the homeless in general I have one word... squat. In the USA it's easy, there are empty houses all over the place now.

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  • If that is true, ...

    If that is true, why not pretend to be a drug addict ? Say you have become depressed and fallen into bad company...

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  • yes, that's how ...

    yes, that's how most people are; here in UK

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  • Single male, no ...

    Single male, no health problems, your fit for roughing it, last in the que.

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  • There must be some ...

    There must be some organizations/foundations set up to help people with your condition. Have you gone to them for assistance? Forget Feinstein...she's a whore to big business...she doesnt care about you and I. Dont waste your time with that fat slob. Boxer too...same S**t , different stink.

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  • This country has ...

    This country has turned me into a ghost who cares for nothing.

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  • Can you please help ...

    Can you please help me stop my seizures by writing letters on my behalf to Senator Dianne Feinstein of California to intervene on my behalf in expediting my Medical application, therefore, I could have my brain surgery to stop my seizures and live as normal life as I always had before being struck with endless Grand Mal seizures.
    Please Write to:
    Senator Dianne Feinstein
    One Post Street, Suite 2450,
    San Fransisco, Ca. 94104
    Thank you for your considerate and caring help.

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  • I've been there. ...

    I've been there. It's true. Druggies have an easier time getting off the street than sober folks like me.

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  • Eye opening.

    Eye opening.

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  • I think the hardest ...

    I think the hardest part for someone like him would be going to a job interview and looking presentable, and like he says having an address, how would someone even get ahold of him to give him a job. Britains incredibly expensive too. I think a lot of people who live beyond their means, don't realize they may be only a couple of pay checks away from living like this man.

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