"Coventry shamed as one of Britain's homeless hotspots"

One in every 204 people in city is classed as homeless, according to shock report



Coventry was today branded as one of Britain’s homeless hotspots.

In the West Midlands alone, Coventry has come only behind Birmingham in the region, and has even made the top 50 places for homelessness in the entire country.

Shelter’s homelessness figures include the numbers of people living in hostels and other types of temporary accommodation, as well as those sleeping rough on England’s streets.

It said homelessness “hotspots” across England can be found in Brighton, Birmingham, Slough, Bristol, Coventry, Reading and Manchester, as well as in parts of London.

They found that 16,100 people are homeless in the West Midlands alone.

Coventry has an estimated 1686 homeless people living in temporary accommodation; one in every 204 people. The charity said there are also nine people sleeping rough on the streets each night.

The charity stitched together statistics from Government, social services and councils and used the Freedom Of Information Act to develop what it has called the most accurate picture yet of homelessness in the UK.

Shelter’s chief executive Campbell Robb said: “Shelter’s founding shone a light on hidden homelessness in the sixties slums. But while those troubled times have faded into memory, 50 years on, a modern-day housing crisis is tightening its grip on our country.

“We all face the consequences when so many in our country grow up without a place to call home. It breaks up communities and wreaks havoc on family life.

And still our idiot Councillors continue to massage their own publicity hungry egos by importing more people into the city. Charity begins at home!

There has never been charity here Rebbonk for their own people since I was homeless in the early 70s with two young children living out side and in cars and they were housing immigrants then . More like they are embarrassed of showing their ethnic cleansing of their own people born and bred here suffer little children to come unto me comes to mind.

Coventry's homeless have 'given up' trying to find somewhere to live

People are sleeping rough in Coventry because they’ve been evicted from homes so many times they can’t face trying again, according to the person running the Coventry Winter Night Shelter.

The night shelter opened to rough sleepers on Thursday, December 1 for the third winter running. The project is headed by former firefighter Nobby Clarke.

He told how among those needing help are people who sleep rough because they have been evicted from their homes several times. They can’t face it happening again so they have given up trying to find anywhere to live.

Mr Clarke said: “People are affected by the benefits squeeze.

“We find that people get somewhere of their own and they can’t get work.

“If they are having to live on benefits they are on a very tight budget and some people find that too difficult to be able to manage and they get behind with payments and they are evicted.

“When this has happened once, twice or even three times they decide it’s not worth bothering to find somewhere to live and they sleep rough.”

Sometimes people needing help are facing not just homelessness but relationship breakdown, alcohol problems, drug problems or mental ill health.

Mr Clarke said: “When it’s cold you can wrap up warm but the problem it’s cold, wet and windy and when it’s persistently cold.

“It has a cumulative effect and health starts to suffer.”

Rough sleepers who want to stay overnight at the Coventry Winter Night Shelter should visit the Salvation Army in Harnall Lane West or the Cyrenians in Oakwood House, Cheylesmore, Coventry.

There are already enough volunteers to run the service but anyone who would like to make a donation should email cwns.asst@gmail.com.

What a terrible 'loop' to end up in.

What many don't realise though, is it could quite easily happen to them. Many people are only a 'notice period' away from financial ruin.

These seem to be able to get housed here ok I wonder how they manage to keep up with rents rising .

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They won't be paying rent will they? - That will fall to you and I by various taxes.

And few (if any) will ever contribute meaningfully to our society.

Well they will never join our forces to fight for this country will they as they have nt for their own country it will be left to our lads who will do the dirty work whom our councils refuse to house once they have left the forces.

If our young men had fled in '39 claiming asylum, the world might be a very different place.

I really think it scandalous the way we treat our forces veterans. This council in particular ought hang its head in shame.

I really think it scandalous the way we treat our forces veterans. This council in particular ought hang its head in shame.

If you think that's bad you should see the way the council treats their widows!