Charities distributing bus tickets to vulnerable people, as official figures show number of new households deemed homeless in England rose by 5%
Homeless young people, unable to find beds in emergency hostels, are being given bus tickets to allow them to sleep on London’s night buses, a leading homelessness charity has revealed, as official figures showed the number of new households considered homeless in England rose by 5% on last year.
New Horizon Youth Centre, a day centre in central London that tries to find emergency accommodation for vulnerable young people in crisis situations, said staff distributed bus tickets on a regular basis, and gave young people details about the best routes looping around the city through the night, so they could have a safe place to sleep.
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