Homeless

CAPE TOWN - It's a noble pursuit to vaccinate the homeless but it's not easy. The Western Cape Health Department's drive to make sure the destitute are included in its COVID-19 vaccination drive has thrown up some stumbling blocks. The department says the virus affects everyone, which is why it's aiming…

File image of a homeless person in Oxford. Picture: Ed Nix A GOVERNMENT scheme to help homeless people during the pandemic has come to an end. The ‘Everyone In’ initiative saw the city council offer accommodation to everyone experiencing rough sleeping in Oxford. So far, 215 out of 355 people…

National “Right now I’m officially homeless." This photo shows the 156-unit Crestview Towers, Friday, July 2, 2021 in North Miami Beach, Fla. The city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of Crestview Towers, a condominium building Friday after a review found unsafe conditions about 5 miles from the site…

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. A pensioner could be made homeless as council bosses ordered the demolition of her luxury log cabin,…

India is amidst the biggest health crisis. In the past three days, the country has recorded over million cases of COVID-19 with 346,786 new cases overnight into April 24, 2021. World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said in a virtual briefing in Geneva on Friday, "The situation in…

Somebody needs to do a cosplay mashup of Octavia Prime and Octavia SpencerLike many of last year’s conventions and trade shows, TennoCon, the yearly event that celebrates all things Warframe, had to go all-digital in 2020 due to Covid-19. Because we’re still months, if not years, away from nipping this…

In brief Banks in America are reportedly rolling out cameras with machine-learning software to surveil people, claiming it’ll help reduce fraud, provide a better service to reduce wait times, and monitor homeless people sleeping near ATMs. Top names like JP Morgan to Wells Fargo are deploying facial-recognition technology to observe…

The Housing and Urban Development Department recommitted to Obama-era protections that ensure transgender people experiencing homelessness can stay in shelters that correspond with their gender identities. The department on Thursday withdrew a proposal put forward under President Donald Trump last year that would have rolled back the protections in HUD’s…

Evictions of people from rental accommodation can resume from Friday as a grace period following last week’s lifting of the ban ends. Housing charity Threshold and Opposition politicians raised fears that homelessness will rise as a result but the Government defended remaining measures aimed at protecting tenants. Meanwhile, property owners…

98-year-old grandmother takes up indoor sponsored cycle ride challenge in support of homelessness charity WLM (West London Mission) for 80 days West Hill resident, Diana O’Flynn – 98 years old, has taken up the ‘Around the Sitting Room in 80 Days’ challenge to raise funds for her beloved charity WLM…