Homelessness

Portsmouth Grammar School students sleeping outside on school grounds.

Sixth form students sleep rough to raise money for charity

Stephen Morgan MP

City MP joins Pompey Sleepout to raise money for local charities

Portsmouth council buys 48 homes as part of £31m homelessness plan

Human Appeal has been running its inaugural winter clothing collections for 10 years in a row, celebrating an increase of over 60% in donations.

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Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

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Portsmouth council reports rise in homelessness preventions

57-59 Bury Road in Gosport used to be a care home - but could soon be turned into a rough sleeper hostel instead.

Gosport care home could be transformed into hostel for rough sleepers

Amanda Martin MP

Amanda Martin MP welcomes Government’s bold new strategy to end homelessness acr...

The Venerable Bob White: Picture Chris Moorhouse

'Share some love' to those most in need in Portsmouth this Christmas

Warmth, safety and kindness is being offered to homeless people across Portsmouth this winter in a new partnership between the cathedral, city council and Society of St James.

'As the nights draw in we offer warmth and kindness to the vulnerable'

Stephen Morgan MP

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Amanda Martin MP

Amanda Martin MP welcomes £9.6 Million injection to tackle homelessness in our a...

Jaz Ampaw-Farr will confer upon her degrees later this month

Ad Feature Woman to receive two honorary degrees - after years of homelessness

Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

Fareham Borough Council's decision-making executive meeting on March 11

Council to buy family homes to help homeless and Afghan refugees

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Amanda Martin MP and Stephen Morgan MP

Portsmouth’s £5.7m homelessness grant hailed by MPs

Prince William gives Ulster student ideal excuse for being late.

Watch: Prince William gives student ideal excuse for being late

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a £3.5m boost for Royal Navy, British Army, RAF and other military veterans.

£3.5m pledge to tackle veteran homelessness, prime minister announces

The government has announced several housing grants to create homes for veterans. This comes after a pledge to house all Royal Navy, Army and RAF veterans was challenged in parliament. From left: Labour MP Al Carns and Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty.

Vital grants issued to house homeless military veterans

Portsmouth's two Labour MPs, Stephen Morgan and Amanda Martin, have backed a pledge which aims to eradicate homelessness for military veterans. Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced measures will be implemented to end veteran homelessness, despite outlining that the upcoming budget will be painful.

MPs back pledge to end veteran homelessness despite gloomy budget

Military personnel and veterans could be prioritised for council housing in Portsmouth. The decision is dependent on a review passing.

Military and veterans could be prioritised for council housing

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

Portsmouth City Council housing cabinet member Councillor Darren Sanders outside Horatia House in Portsmouth in 2018. Picture: Malcolm Wells

Crucial revamp on social housing allocation to tackle homelessness

Brian McGuffie, a one leg amputee and former soldier in the British Army, has supported veterans though charities including Team Endeavour Racing and Blesma. He believes more needs to be done to tackle veteran homelessness. Picture: Whendie Backwell

Stark rise in veteran homelessness - people "falling through the net"

CGI view of the proposed flats from Walden Road.

Proposed Stamshaw redevelopment to create six council flats

The number of veterans becoming homeless is increasing, with Labour politician Stephen Morgan branding it as shameful. The government is continuing to pour millions of pounds into schemes to tackle the problem. Veterans minister Johnny Mercer and Gosport MP Dame Caroline Dinenage said enough support is being offered to former service personnel.

Statistics show rising rate of homelessness among military veterans
Rising numbers of veterans are becoming homeless despite millions of pounds being spent to tackle the problem.
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Wetherspoons The Game surpasses 500,000 members

The Royal family has released a new image of Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Louis for Father’s Day

Breaking Royal Family release sweet new image of family for Father’s Day

The event will be the third CEO Sleepout since 2018 and will take place at Fratton Park on April 27

People encouraged to spend night under stars at Fratton Park

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Chris Evans donates Jaguar owned by the late Queen for Red Nose Day

The blue Billy Chips that will be available at participating Central Co-op stores - Credit: Billy Chip

Co-op stores to sell poker chips to donate hot drinks to the homeless

Colin Robinson, landlord of The Chestnut Tree Inn in Worcester, is cooking Christmas dinner for homeless and lonely people in the city.

Free Christmas dinners for the homeless thanks to kind pub landlord

Mike Taylor, operations director at Society of St James.
Picture: Sarah Standing (170729-3217)

Homeless charity says the Comfort and Joy appeal is 'transforming' lives

Havant Borough Council is working on homelessness

Council looks at how it can help the homeless and create housing company

Picture by Scott Merrylees

Charity boss welcomes Gosport Borough Council's homelessness action plan

The entrance to the lateral flow testing centre in the Guildhall, Portsmouth. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Covid statistics 'not the same as before'

Homelessness has declined across the Gosport area.

Homelessness in Gosport drops in promising new development for the town

The life expectancy for a homeless person is only 47.

The homeless deserve their place at the front of the jab queue | Emma Kay

From left, opera singers Lesley Garrett, Alice Coote and Sir Bryn Terfel at the London Coliseum for the recording of A Place to Call Home. Solent Male Voice Choir also took part. Picture: Solent Male Voice Choir

The Havant male choir eyeing the UK's Christmas number one after recording a son...

From left, opera singers Lesley Garrett, Alice Coote and Sir Bryn Terfel at the London Coliseum for the recording of A Place to Call Home. Solent Male Voice Choir also took part. Picture: Solent Male Voice Choir

The Havant male choir eyeing the UK's Christmas number one slot

Jamie Nickell, 26, from Lincoln, who has been jailed for four months at Hull Crown Court for his part in an attack on a homeless man in Whitefriargate, Hull in November 2018. Picture: Humberside Police/PA Wire

Man who jumped on tent with homeless men inside jailed – National

Picture: Shaun Roster

Homelessness and poverty in Portsmouth are council's top priorities in 2019, say...

The Royal Portsmouth Hospital in Commercial Road was hit three times by bombs during the War

How the NHS was bornout of a blitzed Britain

Pupils wish headteacher Howard Payne well as he tries out his sleeping bag along with his favourite Manchester United hat and of course his teddy bear with, from left: Elsie Roberts, Calleigh Hird, Trinity Benford, Paul Jacques, Sienna Smart, Lola Wilbur, and Archie Crump Picture: Malcolm Wells (180226-5623)

Primary school children launch fundraising bid to fight homelessness through the...

Brooks Macdonald donated rucksacks to Portsmouth charity The Lifehouse. Pictured (b
ack row) Russell Leggatt, Sami Kassou and James Place and (front row) Sally Spicer and Lizzie Cole

Business donates items to Portsmouth homeless charity

Clive believes many people begging on thr streets are not destitute, which makes life tough for those truly in need

CLIVE SMITH: Fake homelessness means those in real trouble suffer

Councillor Colin Galloway

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Homelessness tackled with rugby tournament

From left, head of news Tom Morton with reporters Ellie Pilmoor, Kieran Davey and Tamara Siddiqui

Picture: Sarah Standing (170576-866)

News team put on their trainers and run 33 miles for bus project

From left, Cllr Paul Godier; Cllr Steve Wemyss; Cllr Robert New; Cllr Jim Fleming; Cllr Jennie Brent; Cllr Donne Jones; Rucksack Project's Joanne Vines; Cllr Luke Stubbs; Cllr Linda Symes; Rucksack Project's Sammy Barcroft; Portsmouth City Council's housing options manager Elaine Bastable

Portsmouth councillors back project to convert bus into homeless shelter

(L-r) Stephen Thorpe and Gordon Frost from Stagecoach with organiser Jo Vines Picture: Ian Hargreaves (170338-1)

Back the bus and give homeless people in Portsmouth a shelter

Carole Damper Picture: Habibur Rahman (161566-331)

Hundreds of Portsmouth families facing homeless crisis after benefits cap

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Making the winter a little easier for the homeless

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