Homelessness means not to have a home. Some people have no roof over their head and sleep on the streets, in doorways or at in buses at night, but many more homeless people are hidden. Even if you have a roof over your head, you can still be homeless, if you don’t have any rights to stay where you live or your home is unsuitable due to severe overcrowding or other reasons. Homelessness affects a wide variety of people, but some people may be more vulnerable to homelessness because they have particular needs.
You could become homeless for many different reasons. These could include, being evicted because of rent arrears caused by money problems. The breakdown of your relationship with your partner, parents or family problems and many other reasons. Homeless may be able to get help from a local council if they are homeless or threatened with homelessness. Local councils have a legal duty to help some people, but not everyone gets help with housing. Some people can only get help with advice or finding a home.
Homelessness can tear families apart. Some shelters won’t take boys and some don’t take children. Mothers often experience getting their children taken from them to be placed with relatives in foster care. Being without a home can have a terrible toll on children. They have higher rates of ear infections, stomach problems and asthma. They are also more likely to get depressed, be anxious or withdrawn and have more difficulty in school than other children. Homeless adults are also at higher risk for serious health conditions. AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis are more common among homeless people than normal people.
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