Number of homeless people expected to have increased significantly this Christmas

[@neilfoster814]

The homeless, the lonely older people and the friendless are always forgotten at Christmas, while our uninvited 'guests' live the life of Reilly nice and warm, well fed and cared for in nice hotels. It makes me sick!

[@pallascat1743]

Homeless British people also get put in hotels, HMOs, or supported living spaces. The only thing is that these places aren't exactly the nicest or safest places to be, so many choose a tent or a doorway instead.

[@OliverKitkat]

Thankfully their are good people like this that help people bless them for their kind hearts ❤❤❤

[@onemilliondogewithoutavid]

That’s what 14 years under the tories does

[@billdavies7243]

All part of the plan

[@Silversolstice548]

Agree, nearly every country in the OECD is facing exactly the same problems at exactly the same time. No coincidence.

[@HKsolo-oq4sq]

This makes the king’s message so crap

[@eriktopolsky8531]

State of quality of life in UK only REFLECTS the state of affairs that ENTIRE BRITAIN find herself in and that is very worrying

[@nobody_8_1]

One of the first decent comments I have read here.

[@mrakronyahoo]

Why only focus on the negative impact of this tory government? Why not focus on happy news like Michelle Mone getting a windfall for covid contracts?

[@TC-dy4zr]

Because the negatives out number the positives

[@georgelogan677]

Was any of this in King Charles IiI' s Christmas day message?😮

[@JesusIstheNameTakenInVain]

1.14 at the bottom. To about 1.25 perhaps?

[@johnathanrowley2707]

It's going to get worse as the sanctions and cuts to universal credit

[@Rebecca_Bailey]

I would say I’m looking forward to 2024 but honestly? I’m not if this is the road this country is going down. I’m actually scared

[@jankaufmann4305]

It's sad. We need to do better.

[@jankaufmann4305]

Especially women.

[@michaelkavanagh5947]

I love the Tory U.K. so much. More homeless so I feel better. I think we need to ban tents. They should be exposed to the elements. Get sick and need the NHS. I’d remove pavements so only cars allowed. We need to LEAVE pavements. Those pavements are taking our jobs!

[@kaisirkhan5101]

It'll until we stopped nosing in other countries affairs! 😮 Take care of your people first!

[@masere]

Molly Malone I've seen a statue of her in Dublin

[@jamesmayes5112]

This Xmas bloody try the last 5 yrs andd it's only getting bloody worse.

[@eriktopolsky8531]

This is what happens when economic migrants get priority treatment from the governments over locals, I am not saying that some of the homeless are not on the streets by their own fault, but often they have contributed to the system before they ended on the streets, while they were still working and paying taxes, while incoming wawes of IL-LEGALS behave like someone owns them favors overhere... and they are entitled to everything, that their own countries failed to provide them, now we supose to provide them ... We have brought this upon ourselves by voting traitors each and every elections

[@pirateking8620]

Follow USA, become like USA.

[@nobody_8_1]

Every western country is.

[@arch_6133]

tories out 2024

[@michaelkelly9545]

Reform 100%

[@tomjonese8852]

driving down the highway, land that's not in use could be used to build housing for homeless.they can come and go by free shuttle to the nearest city/town and work on themselves.they would have a more realistic chance.

[@AH1........]

Just sad.

[@BIBIWCICC]

I thought was all going to be solved by BREXIT. 😅😂😅😂

[@jimwest7107]

Homelessness was rife as EU members

[@michaeljohnson5365]

The UK is 2.95 TRILLION pounds in debt rising by 5,100 pounds per SECOND

[@colleenpeck6347]

America's national debt is $33 TRILLION. Yet, Zelensky abundance Netanyahu expect us to fund their territorial wars. Israel is a rich country.

[@Silversolstice548]

Wow, that's insane and also deplorable

[@hmq9052]

People who go around saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch" must be feeling particularly silly this evening.

[@TheMasterblaster32]

Government's social cleansing programme

[@janpetersen7440]

It can be called something of a 'social bankruptcy' when welfare societies have homeless people at all. Except for those who choose homelessness entirely voluntarily.

[@muckraker7942]

It’s not a welfare society. It’s a capitalist society. Homelessness is what keeps people working. If we took care of everyone’s needs, we would have a Stalin ruling over us.

[@RobustArid379]

We need food for freedom to everyone

[@lizzieatherfold2293]

Brilliant work

[@aliahmadi3016]

People living in uk shouldn't be upset of be homeless because government accept be homelessness as lifestyle 😅😅😅😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@nobody_8_1]

They accept travellers, not homelessness, but good spin.

[@hourbee5535]

Ukraine needs our help.

[@stamfordmeetup]

and the rubber boatmen in luxury accomodation want booting out.

[@Silversolstice548]

Why should we be paying to help everyone except for our own citizens?!

[@myrtleesther8855]

Put up housing benefits and mak it law that all landlords will accept housing benefits for rent or to top up what the poorer members of society can afford. The rich get richer in the Uk and the poor get poorer and are an embarrassment to the Government.

[@techtinkerin]

Absolutely disgusting

[@ryansweeney1661]

Everything is okay. We are helping the migrants

[@stamfordmeetup]

the rubber boatmen in their luxury accomodation are laughing at us

[@James_Doyle83]

The people who are not paying their rent are laughing at us

[@martintaylor9962]

Drug and gambling addictions..

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

That's correct, diseases such as addiction and other physical and mental limitations can be factors in homelessness, as well as the economic climate.

[@fulloftruthguardian5420]

Here's your Brexit success. Hundreds of thousands of homeless in the UK. Brexit has made us all homeless and poor.

[@myrtleesther8855]

Open up the churches in winter , give the homeless a bunk and a hot cup of soup and fulfill the Christian Commission, to love our neighbour.

[@lindabayliss5228]

Not for migrants though.

[@HIAHomelessInAmerica]

🙏🙏🙏

[@garymorgan75]

Omg

[@James_Doyle83]

Because people are not paying their rent

[@Silversolstice548]

Because they don't have enough money, because the financial market is out of control

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

That's correct. The inability to afford the basic cost of living can be a factor in homelessness, as the supply of social housing is limited and rents continue to rise faster than wages.

[@nobody_8_1]

Alot of BS comments on this youtube clip.

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

That's correct. KZbin comments, while relatively simple to post, are not edited to same degree as newspaper or radio comments and may therefore be more varied in their quality.

[@nobody_8_1]

@@ProfoundFamiliarity I'm aware, but the reason for my comment was this particular youtube clip comment thread has an excess amount of BS comments....

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

@@nobody_8_1 perhaps homelessness is a particularly difficult topic at this time of year

[@monkeyboy8424]

The unaccountable billions Sunak has given his bromance chum Zelensky would house all the homeless people in Britain for 25 years!

[@jimwest7107]

Not so much cost of living as addiction sadly

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

That's not quite correct. While addiction is a major factor, there are a number of reasons why individuals may be homelessness including rent and eviction, physical and mental health, discrimination and family crises.

[@mickylove76]

Well it’s obviously a lifestyle choice(!)

[@Etheral101]

Still can afford tattoos and cigerettes though.

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

That's correct. Some homeless people may still be able to find or obtain enough funds to buy cigarettes or alcohol although this may come at the cost of nutrition. While tattoos are harder to afford, it may still be possible for a homeless person to purchase one as being homeless doesn't necessarily mean having no funds or income. Tattoos are also permanent, so they may have been bought earlier in life, if circumstances permitted.

[@morizwan123]

Lifestyle Choice

[@pallascat1743]

At what precise point does it become a lifestyle choice? Do people choose serious mental illness, family breakdown, relationship breakdown, and or abuse?

[@Silversolstice548]

Oh please, very few people choose that life.

[@morizwan123]

I was being sarcastic with that comment, echoing a right-wing Tory