Homeless in Winter

Homelessness is an issue that many people feel uncomfortable talking about life on the streets. There is an assumption that everyone has a dependency on the streets or in the streets because of something they did, it was in the street and they should lose if they wish. Statistics show that the majority of cases, these assumptions are wrong. In 2011, an estimated 2,181 sleep on the streets on any given night, one in England with 40,000 long-term shelters and the space occupied by the bed and homeless. There are three categories of homeless, homelessness, homeless and housed temporarily hidden homeless, of which there are about 400,000, are not included in official statistics. Most homeless are men, with a ratio of 9:1 ratio between men and women.

Winter is the hardest time to be homeless, the daylight hours are shorter and temperatures often drop below freezing and the trees do not have enough evidence to keep them warm. 61% of the homeless are between 26 and 45 years, 52% were British and 46% were white British. The main reason for a person or family from becoming homeless, relatives or friends are not able to accommodate them, representing 34%.

The bags of charity is a strategy used by companies to charities in the United Kingdom to collect clothes to make money for the needy. The scholarships are published in the mailboxes are often discarded with the trash or used as free bags. With winter fast approaching, the need is even greater. You may experience an influx of charity bags through the door, and in preparation for Christmas helping someone else better. If you are buying new shirts and woolen garments for the Christmas season when the old bag from previous seasons and help keep a person warm, as warm jumpers are needed throughout the year.