HOLD FOR PUBLICATION – RIGHT OF REPLY NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE FIVE COUNCILS?HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS MENTIONED. NEIL MAC EXCLUSIVE An investigation by SR News today reveals how the pandemic is exposing the true scale of the region’s homeless population. We have found evidence of vulnerable people in crisis being […]
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Salvation Army respond to Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy
The Salvation Army’s North-East regional manager, Tony Thornton, says he hopes Sunderland City Council’s new draft homelessness strategy resolves many of the issues facing vulnerable people in the city. The council are running an online consultation on the draft of their new strategy, which they say covers all types of […]
Statistics reveal one in 200 Brits are found to be sleeping rough
by Mariam Khattab, Lucy Hope, Katie Baggott, Georgina Earley and Charlotte Price Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 13 per cent increase in rough sleepers in the North East, with more than 2,200 people suffering from homelessness across the region. The statistics were backed by a report from Shelter – […]
Homelessness up 29% in North East according to latest figures
The North East has seen a 29 per cent rise in homeless rates, according to government figures. The region had 51 homeless people in 2017, whereas in 2018 the figure increased to 66. This increase comes as figures also show a slight decrease in the homelessness rate nationwide, dropping 2 per cent […]
EE to “sleep rough” to raise awareness of homelessness
On the 27 October 2018, EE employees will brave the cold night to raise awareness of homeless in the region. Employees of the Mobile Network provider EE are to sleep outside for a night for a fundraiser for The People’s Kitchen, a charity based in Newcastle. Lindsey Wallace, sectional head of […]
North East homeless charity spreads support to Sunderland
Newcastle-based support charity North East Homeless (NEH) have widened their reach into the Sunderland area in a bid to help more homeless people. NEH are a charity who provide support to those who are homeless by providing them with emergency amenities. The organisation, set up in 2015, offer support to […]
Help for Homeless from Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC
The region’s two main football clubs often attract criticism, both on and off the pitch, but in the last two weeks both Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC have hosted events to help homeless people in the region. Last weekend Sunderland AFC opened their doors to homeless people during the snow […]
One hundred people sleep out at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light to raise awareness of youth homelessness
Sunderland sleepout: From L-R: Vicky Pattison, Sally Orlopp, director of people, skills and employment at Centrepoint, Zinnia Young, Kyle Walker and Sunderland fitness entrepreneur Katie Bulmer-Cooke at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on November 2, 2017. Photo by Martin Simm.One hundred people slept out at the Stadium of Light last […]
Newcastle homelessness support charity encouraging you to “drop ya draws for a good cause”
A Newcastle homelessness support charity is encouraging you to “drop ya drawers for a good cause.” North East Homeless (NEH), which supports people who have found themselves living on the streets within the North East, are seeking donations of new, clean male and female underwear, socks and bras. Many people in […]
London student travels home to North East to experience homelessness for documentary
A London Metropolitan University student has travelled back home to the North East to experience homelessness for a documentary. Appropriately named, Tyne Elizabeth Stewart, originally from a small town in Northumberland, left the cosmopolitan life of the UK’s capital to sleep in the city centre of Newcastle for three nights to gain an […]