2023-11-05 17:21:11
Interior Minister Suella Braverman assured that there were “opportunities for those who do not want to sleep on the streets”. Several associations helping the homeless have stepped up to the plate.
The controversy is only just beginning across the Channel. The British government on Sunday defended its plan to target homeless people sleeping in tents on the streets after provoking outrage by calling the phenomenon a “way of life”.
The surge in prices for more than a year in the United Kingdom has led to an increase in poverty and the number of homeless people, especially as the country faces a serious housing crisis.
“It is the government’s responsibility to be able to say, when the people concerned might be in a safer place, that we should not allow tent cities to develop,” Deputy Prime Minister Oliver said Dowden on the BBC. He confirmed that the Conservative government intended to legislate on the matter, as Interior Minister Suella Braverman had indicated the day before.
“Nuisances”
“We cannot allow our streets to be invaded by entire rows of tents occupied by people, many from abroad, who have chosen as a lifestyle to sleep in the streets,” wrote on -Twitter) Ms. Braverman, known for her very right-wing and anti-immigration positions.
She assured that there were “possibilities for those who do not want to sleep in the street” and said she wanted to put an end to the “nuisance caused by those who pitch their tents in public spaces and beg aggressively, commit theft , use drugs, litter.”
Fines
According to the Financial Times, the project notably provides for fines for associations helping the homeless if they provide tents.
The government had promised to get all homeless people off the streets by the 2024 legislative elections, but the situation is deteriorating due to inflation and soaring rents. Labor Mayor of London Sadiq Khan accused the government of “lacking compassion” with its plan.
“Living on the street is not a chosen ‘way of life’, it is a sign of the government’s failure,” said the specialist association Shelter. Latest example of the housing crisis: Edinburgh City Hall on Thursday called on the Scottish government for help in the face of the growing number of families in temporary accommodation.
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