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To: Roger Godsiff MP, Steve McCabe MP, Gisela Stuart MP
Change 4 the ignored
I would like to see the government have an homelessness prevention strategy, which can be refocused to do more at an earlier stage to help people who are in danger of becoming homeless to keep their home, and to ensure that people who are homeless are offered secure housing they can afford.
Another way in which the government can help is by providing funding for local community services and hostels such as Washington Court. There have been savage cuts to these services which support people and communities. These cuts must be reversed.
Why is this important?
As part of our homelessness campaign,we would like to raise awareness of the homeless and what the government are not doing to help. Hopefully this campaign will help people understand the issue of homelessness and see what the government can do to prevent it.
The government classify that there're around 20 homeless people in Birmingham but in actual fact their are 892 people. Homelessness is not a small concern. One of the news headlines, back in 2010, had said that one-in-three Britons will have been touched by homelessness.This is shocking,in fact,this should've shocked us into action. If something is not done about this,more of us will be living on the streets. Without a shelter. Without our everyday necessities. The government is for the people, not just those who have made the best decisions and made no mistakes. Our country has enough resources that none of its citizens should be without a home.It's quite shameful, that in a country, as wealthy as ours, we have citizens living on the streets. The true measure of a society is how it treats it's most vulnerable members. Therefore, the government should be doing much more than it is for the homeless population.They need help and understanding, and they need it from their government.
Homelessness is your problem whether you recognize it or not. Everyday more and more people lose a job, unable to pay bills, and eventually end up losing their home. I have seen families live in cars and work while trying to survive. This is the harsh reality.
