>The council said it wanted to “support people into accommodation” rather than helping them to continue sleeping on the streets.
>(…) Leeds homeless charity Simon on the Streets told followers on X: “We never give out tents. Simply put, the work we do and the support we offer is to help people off the streets and into safe accommodation.
>”A tent is sadly not safe accommodation and also brings many challenges.”
>(…) A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said they were committed to supporting vulnerable people who rough sleep across the city, “many of whom have multiple and complex needs” and had extensive support in place.
>”While we understand and appreciate the good intent in reusing tents and sleeping bags left at festivals for the homeless, our strong desire is to support people into accommodation routes so they can access the services and support they need.
>”This also reduces the additional risk that rough sleeping can bring, of people being targeted or exploited by individuals with criminal intent.”
So first of all, this is yet another example of a misleading headline.
Second, it doesn’t say anything about the viability of the council’s accomodation scheme, so could someone from the area enlighten us as to whether donating tents would actually be more or less effective?
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>The council said it wanted to “support people into accommodation” rather than helping them to continue sleeping on the streets.
>(…) Leeds homeless charity Simon on the Streets told followers on X: “We never give out tents. Simply put, the work we do and the support we offer is to help people off the streets and into safe accommodation.
>”A tent is sadly not safe accommodation and also brings many challenges.”
>(…) A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said they were committed to supporting vulnerable people who rough sleep across the city, “many of whom have multiple and complex needs” and had extensive support in place.
>”While we understand and appreciate the good intent in reusing tents and sleeping bags left at festivals for the homeless, our strong desire is to support people into accommodation routes so they can access the services and support they need.
>”This also reduces the additional risk that rough sleeping can bring, of people being targeted or exploited by individuals with criminal intent.”
So first of all, this is yet another example of a misleading headline.
Second, it doesn’t say anything about the viability of the council’s accomodation scheme, so could someone from the area enlighten us as to whether donating tents would actually be more or less effective?