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The Homeless In England - Online Term Paper

The Homeless In England

Introduction
I decided to study the homeless' situation before we went to England, so I tried
to get information about it via the internet, but it was so much information
that I soon gave up...

When we got to England I thought about changing subject to the pub culture
because it seemed easier to write about, but after a few days I had seen so many
homeless people that I got used to it and therefor dared to talk to them and ask
them questions about their situation and why they where homeless. Many people
just walked right by the homeless without even look at them (rather the reverse,
look another way), but other people stopped to talk to them and buy their paper.

I've used the homeless ...

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homeless life.

25% of the homeless are war veterans and most of them from Vietnam. They are
mentally traumatised by their war experiences, some of them are disable and
others are just unable to find work so they can pay a rent.

25% of the homeless are children and many of them are alone. They're maybe run-
aways who left home because there was no food at home, or because they're
victims of rape, incest or violence. Many of them are "throwaways", whose
parents tell them to leave home or won't allow them to return home once they've
left.

Many of the homeless are elderly people with fixed income, and I guess that's
not the traditional image of homeless people. They receive about Ł450 a month in
benefits and if they pay Ł350 for rent it's pretty logical that they can't live
a decent life. Many elderly people are living in poverty in an apartment with no
proper heating, no water etc., and many of the elderly homeless are afraid to go
to soup kitchens or shelters, so they ...

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Added: 3/8/2005 04:52:08 AM
Category: Social Issues
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1202
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