Podcast feedHomelessness: a fair system?
Since one of our colleagues became homeless in Camden, we have been thinking about the issue of homelessness in the borough. In this show Freddy Chick speaks to some of the homeless people in Camden about their experience of the system that is in place to help. We hear from Ian Bangay, head of Camden Safer Streets Team, the street outreach team for Camden Council.
What rules are in place surrounding the system of help and how does it work? Is it fair?
The names of the people interviewed in this piece have been changed.
Package by: Freddy Chick
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Homeless brother
Tommy has spent years of his young life on the streets. He knows the deal and what the rules are. He and his brother are both out on the streets together. The are they only family each of them has.
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Three stories of homelessness in Camden Town
The numbers of homeless people on the streets in Camden is reaching crisis point. There has been a shocking series of deaths of homeless people round Camden Town and yet despite the risks, more and more find themselves sleeping on our streets. Why are they forced to sleep on the street in our society? What system of help is there and how does it work?
Freddy Chick went to find out and to hear the stories of four people homeless around Camden Town.
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