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2. Homelessness in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Of the people experiencing homelessness who died in 2017, the average age was 44 for men and 42 for women. Suicide, substance and excessive alcohol use are the most common causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in the UK. [6] In 2023, the number of homeless people in England hit record levels, with 104,510 people in England in ...

3. Threads (1984 film) - Wikipedia

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   Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England.

4. Homelessness in England - Wikipedia

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   Number of homeless in England per 100,000 people 1998–2014. In England, local authorities have duties to homeless people under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002. There are five hurdles which a homeless person must overcome in order to qualify as statutory homeless.

5. Homelessness - Wikipedia

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   Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, living in boarding houses with no security of tenure, [1] and people who leave their homes because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country.

6. Cathy Come Home - Wikipedia

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   "Cathy Come Home" is a 1966 BBC television play about homelessness. It was written by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.A 1998 Radio Times readers' poll voted it the "best single television drama" and a 2000 industry poll rated it as the second-best British television programme ever made.

7. Extreme Measures - Wikipedia

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   His home is ransacked and cocaine is planted near his bedside. The police arrest him and he is convicted and in the process he loses his job, his license to practice medicine and all of his friends. In desperation, he manages to get the help of some homeless men who lead him to their underground home. His ER patient who died also had lived there.

8. Anti-homelessness legislation - Wikipedia

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   In fact, when surveyed, the public supports spending on homelessness over other social problems by consistently putting homeless people in the top third of their spending priorities. [41] Respondents to surveys also feel that 55% of homeless people are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and that 45% of homeless people have been to jail before.

9. Homelessness and mental health - Wikipedia

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   A 2009 US study, estimated that 20–25% of homeless people, compared with 6% of the non-homeless, have severe mental illness. [2] Others estimate that up to one-third of the homeless have a mental illness. [3] In January 2015, the most extensive survey ever undertaken found 564,708 people were homeless on a given night in the United States ...