Quakers to help ‘hidden homeless’
The Homelink project aims to help the growing problem of hidden homelessness
Friends have been urged to rent out their spare rooms to single people at risk of homelessness. Quaker Social Action (QSA), who made the appeal, say there are thousands of people who are ‘vulnerably housed’ but not technically labelled as homeless. Single people are often at the bottom of waiting lists for social housing, as they rarely meet the criteria to be a high priority. The phenomenon known as ‘hidden homelessness’ can involve people sleeping on friends’ sofas or floors, sometimes moving frequently between different people’s houses.
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