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How emergency homeless shelters operate in the freezing cold

March 01, 2018 14:40·
What to do if you see a homeless person sleeping rough in the snow

What to do if you see a homeless person sleeping rough in the snow

The said: "We are asking the public to continue to use this invaluable link to help us get people into shelter during this extreme weather".

'If you compound that with extreme weather, it becomes completely life threatening.

She said: "We know how hard it is for people who are homeless on the streets and we are working in the DRHE with the four local authorities to ensure anyone seeking shelter is accommodated". Although your intentions may be good, some rough sleepers may not want you to tell charities/the authorities about them, for whatever reason.

He said: 'The Mayor of London changed the severe weather emergency protocol previous year. Recent deaths of homeless people have been reported in Westminster, Edinburgh and Chelmsford, which have been linked to the freezing conditions.

'When it's a severe stretch like this the shelters are incredibly busy.

The figures for homeless people staying in emergency accommodation in January have been released this evening, showing another rise in the number of homeless families and children.

'When these local area positions fill we offer a safety net which has 80 spaces.

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Matt Harrison, Director of StreetLink, said: "Sadly, the number of people sleeping on our streets has gone up every year since 2010".

"Many people who are begging are not sleeping rough and equally, not all people who sleep rough, beg".

See anyone sleeping rough in Dublin?

It can often be people that outreach teams are not already aware of - so enables the public to be the eyes and ears for staff who are able to help those sleeping rough.

A Shelter spokesperson told NME: "If you are anxious about someone sleeping rough in the cold and snow, contact your local homelessness service or StreetLink who have outreach services that can go directly to the person". Shelter's online homelessness advice gives details of how to apply.

'It is understandable that people want to make practical donations to shelters, which is always welcomed, but it can be hard to distribute to the places that need it most, ' Dan explained.

If you live in Scotland, you should get let your local council know if you see a rough sleeper. Some of it's just regular common sense, but there are also some specific steps you can take to help people in need.

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