Prince William launches 5-year project to end long-term homelessness in the UK

By opening up the numerous palaces and country homes as homeless centers?

Or maybe just letting his brothers bedroom to a "care in the community case" now he has gone?

Prince William launches 5-year project to end long-term homelessness in the UK

An effective start would be using the Crowns vast, hereditary, taxpayer funded land holdings for affordable, needs based housing.

But some have questioned how a man with luxurious properties, including an apartment at Kensington Palace, a cottage near Windsor Castle and a home on the king's Sandringham estate, can truly understand the issue

I suppose this doesn’t rule out him doing some good for the cause, but asking him why he needs this would be a difficult one to answer.

I own a house. I worked for it.

Those in need should be given accommodation. Just one, mind.

He has a genuine concern about solving the homeless problem. Worked at Centre Point and got out on the street to sell the homeless mag.

Besides giving £3 million he is planning to build homes on his Cornwall estate.

Prince William needs to work with Housing Cooperatives and Housing Associations that can provide homes at lower costs and involves the tenants in their accommodations.

The Thatcher policy of allowing tenants to buy council properties reduced the public housing stock.

The Thatcher policy of allowing tenants to buy council properties reduced the public housing stock

Yep. A disastrous policy.

Couple that with the population increasing over the past few decades, usually concentrated in London and other big cities, and the results are what you’d expect. Building more houses at the necessary pace isn’t easy, particularly in already crowded cities.

A lot of comments without offering realistic solutions. We don't want to see UK homelessness reach the level we are now seeing in the US.

In the UK, I was involved with Housing Cooperatives and homelessness for nearly 25 years.

Homeless people do not need to be put into mental hospitals. Many are single families living in short-term accommodations. Once people end up on the street it is very hard to get back without help.

I will support any project that improves the situation.

Finland resolved its homelessness problem and is a good model for other countries.

The UK needs to increase the number of affordable accommodations, especially in major cities like London.

Prince William launches 5-year project to end long-term homelessness in the UK

Great work Prince William.

The UK is strife with homelessness.

It has gotten out of control, and linked with the rampant drug problem plaguing the UK.

That, along with increasing violence, and the ever present racism, is contributing to the deterioration of the entire society.

There are also other reasons for the lack of affordable accommodations including the AirBnB. Lack of tenancy security with no-fault evictions.

World super-rich buying up properties in places like Kensington and Chelsea. Then not living in them.

The Mayor is calling it a scandal that there are an estimated 30,000 long-term empty homes across London. The highest concentration is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where 1,600 empty properties would collectively be worth more than £2.2bn.

https://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-london-and-westminster-city-council-call-stronger-powers-crack-down-long-term-empty-properties

There are now over 676,000 Empty Homes in England – and the numbers continue to rise. number of empty homes in each region.Feb 21, 2023

https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/_resources/pdfs/press-pdfs/press-releases/empty-homes-week.pdf

CPTOMO

The UK is strife with homelessness.

Except that would be untrue. The article states more than 300,000 in a population of 65 million. How does that compare with the US?

It has gotten out of control, and linked with the rampant drug problem plaguing the UK.

Wrong again and you don't seem to understand the homelessness problem. They include single parents living in hotels or hostels. Women who have suffered domestic violence. Low-paid workers who can't afford the rent.

That, along with increasing violence, and the ever present racism, is contributing to the deterioration of the entire society.

The levels of violence are nowhere near those in the US.

I expect in 10-15 years he'll be having to put his brother Harry & family up to keep them off the streets and out of trouble.

Posted 11 Jan 2023

New research from Shelter shows at least 271,000 people are recorded as homeless in England, including 123,000 children. Shelter's detailed analysis of official homelessness figures and responses to a Freedom of Information request shows that one in 208 people in England are without a home.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/media/press_release/at_least_271000_people_are_homeless_in_england_today

"We know that many long-term rough sleepers suffer from a range of health issues including drug and alcohol misuse. For them an effective route out of homelessness is often Housing First. This approach places vulnerable homeless people directly from the street or emergency shelter into permanent independent tenancies. These come with comprehensive but not compulsory support. This works on the assumption that the best way to prepare for independent living is independent accommodation rather than placing someone in a hostel and then supported housing."

https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/health-and-wellbeing/drugs-and-alcohol/

An endless cycle of Utopian Serfdom. Cut the regulations on farming and give them some land to work. Not enough jobs, filling up and overcrowding the cities and you get Soylent Green.

Invalid CSRF

An endless cycle of Utopian Serfdom. Cut the regulations on farming and give them some land to work. Not enough jobs, filling up and overcrowding the cities and you get Soylent Green.

The Diggers.

The UK is also trying to deal with an increasing number of illegal immigrants across the channel.

It has gotten out of control, and linked with the rampant drug problem plaguing the UK.

What’s the problem? Painkillers?

The UK is strife with homelessness.

Except that would be untrue.

Except that is the reason Prince William is getting involved in a program to end homelessness in the UK.

The article states more than 300,000 in a population of 65 million. How does that compare with the US?

The article--start with the headline--is about the UK. Focus!

It has gotten out of control, and linked with the rampant drug problem plaguing the UK.

Wrong again and you don't seem to understand the homelessness problem. They include single parents living in hotels or hostels. Women who have suffered domestic violence. Low-paid workers who can't afford the rent.

You don't understand the UK homelessness problem by denying it is a problem.

The levels of violence are nowhere near those in the US.

"wallace"--again--stay focused. This is about the UK. Calm down--look at some pictures of flowers or something.

Why are you getting so hysterical? Give some credit to the Prince.

He recognizes it's a problem--read the article--he says:

“It’s a big task"

In 2022 long term immigration into the UK was estimated at 1.2 million while about 560,000 left the country. Simple maths should show you one of the major causes of the housing problem. The other being the 10% of the population that are not able to be functioning members of society due to low IQ, mental, behaviour or health problems. These often end up on the streets.

Mr Kipling hell has frozen over,I agree they should house them in their many palaces

William announced the plan as rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing push more people into homelessness amid the biggest decline in living standards since World War II.

Homelessness is a huge problem in the UK. The entire nation is suffering badly with its decline.

What’s the problem? Painkillers?

It does seem the drug problem is out of control and is contributing to this disgrace. Unless you have a different view. Be specific.

 The other being the 10% of the population that are not able to be functioning members of society due to low IQ, mental, behaviour or health problems. These often end up on the streets.

Excellent inside perspective.

What’s the problem? Painkillers?

It does seem the drug problem is out of control and is contributing to this disgrace. Unless you have a different view. Be specific

My question to CPTOMO was to be specific. She/he seems to know a lot about the issue of drug abuse in the UK.

I’d give odds of 50/1 on an informed answer.

Good for him. His grifter brother may need his help if he ends up living in his car in California.

My question to CPTOMO was to be specific. She/he seems to know a lot about the issue of drug abuse in the UK.

Happy to help out; no need for hysterics of course.

As is seen, the giant number of drug abusers os contributing to the enormous homelessness problem in the UK:

Two thirds of homeless people cite drug or alcohol use as a reason for first becoming homeless, while those who use drugs are seven times more likely to be homeless than the general population. 

https://www.shp.org.uk/substance-misuse#:~:text=Two%20thirds%20of%20homeless%20people%20cite%20drug%20or,both%20a%20cause%20and%20a%20symptom%20of%20homelessness.

Selling off the council houses to make some quick cash and win over a few voters and the move to "care in the community" (without funding) laid the foundations.

Mr Kipling

Selling off the council houses to make some quick cash and win over a few voters and the move to "care in the community" (without funding) laid the foundations.

I didn't disagree with the sell-off policy. My own family bought theirs for £25,000 and in the end, sold it for three times that price. But the housing stock should have been replaced.

In 2020 there were 3,069 rough sleepers per night in England.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022/rough-sleeping-snapshot-in-england-autumn-2022

In the US there are 600,000 rough sleepers.

The number of rough sleepers in England has decreased.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/roughsleepingintheuk/2002to2021

Wallace...

My own family bought theirs for £25,000.

You lived in a council house? I don't think I've ever been in one. There was a small estate of about 20 houses that backed onto our paddock. Never played with the kids living there. Most looked like they could do with a good wash.

Selling off the council houses to make some quick cash 

It was more than that. Part of the long-rem strategy was the idea of creating a new cohort of homeowners they hoped would become natural Tory voters.

The idea that the council housing stock would need to be replenished wasn’t something they cared too much about.

I heard some talking about regretting tearing down the old blocks of flats. Many of these were death traps as we saw a few years ago.

You lived in a council house? I don't think I've ever been in one. There was a small estate of about 20 houses that backed onto our paddock. Never played with the kids living there

You should have. Most of my school friends were from council housing. I wasn’t from a palace myself.

Great mates. Generally better than the whiny middle-classes I met at University.

I saw a homeless man smoking crack in Manchester recently -- open drug use is common in the UK these days. But not all homeless people are druggies or alcoholics.

I saw a homeless man smoking crack in Manchester recently -- open drug use is common in the UK these days

Based on seeing one fella doing it?

I saw a homeless fella playing the spoons in Liverpool for money. Maybe they are all at it.

The majority of the UK homeless are not drug addicts and I have provided links from organisations involved giving accurate figures.

"Shelter" has been involved for decades.

The cost of living and energy crisis is driving up the homeless figures and it seems like it's a problem the Tory government needs to tackle with a degree of urgency.

https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/how-many-people-are-homeless-in-the-uk-and-what-can-you-do-about-it/

The homeless and drug addiction rates in the US are higher with 20 million addicted to opioids. The homicide rate is much higher with mass shootings.

r KiplingToday  12:54 pm JST

Wallace...

My own family bought theirs for £25,000.

You lived in a council house? I don't think I've ever been in one. There was a small estate of about 20 houses that backed onto our paddock. Never played with the kids living there. Most looked like they could do with a good wash.

disgraceful prejudice

There are less than 12,000 rough sleepers in the UK compared with 600,000 in the US.

My mum and dad came from council housing. I got my concern for hygiene, wearing good, clean clothes and very good footwear from them.

Good working-class stock. Far higher quality than the middle-classes or royals.

Mr Kipling

the worse snobs are those who have little money and little education. I went on to become a very highly-paid engineer. I would never look down on people regardless of who they are.

Your life depends on so many of them so a little gratitude would be in order. I lived on a golf course in the countryside surrounded by fields and farms.

Many rich and famous people started in a council house including Lewis Hamilton. Then there was Sting. Rowan Atkinson.

The working class is the backbone of any society.

RKL/PTOMO

In 2021 there were 4,859 deaths from drug overdoses in England and Wales. In 2021, 1,330 people in Scotland died from a drug overdose. In the US there were 100,000+ deaths.

The homeless and those with a home are on a common journey. All the best to Prince William in his mission to provide shelter to the homeless in Britain.

My family were poorer than yours..... we used to live in a hole in the road.

You guys sound like a second rate Monty Python sketch.....

Working class you say? My great grandfather worked in the coal mines... sort of.... Well. owned coal mines.

Close enough?

My family were poorer than yours..... we used to live in a hole in the road.

I don't know the meaning of that

Your great-grandfather was a gaffer of a coal mine so what. I guess you didn't get some of his DNA then. I'm sure he treated his miners with respect.

You expressed the same kind of opinions in the article about affordable housing. Do you have a hard time having empathy for your fellow beings?

Most looked like they could do with a good wash.

Maybe they were in need of a wash. I certainly often was when I was a kid, and that came from playing outside, climbing trees (or trying to), kicking a ball around a park with friends, not running fast enough in British Bulldog etc. I think getting dirty is a normal part of being a normal kid, at least back then.

You expressed the same kind of opinions in the article about affordable housing. Do you have a hard time having empathy for your fellow beings?

I hate the term "affordable housing".... Just call it what it is. Subsidized housing for those unable to buy their own home. Council houses were a great idea and a sad loss to be sold off like they were, only to be replaced by private landlords like myself.

Access to housing is a human right.

The right to adequate housing is a human right recognized in international human rights law as part of the right to an adequate standard of living. One of the first references to it is in article 25 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.