Written by Michael Thervil
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Believe it or not, there was a time when London used to be the go-to place for people to migrate away from whatever country they used to reside in and live the refined life that only London could offer. But it seems as if ever since England and thus London started following and adopting American ways, it seemed as if both England and its people began to suffer. This is not to say that America doesn't have anything good to offer because it does, but in the case of London, England; it’s widely perceived that England and Londoners have essentially regressed in terms of livability and refinement.
We are taking this position here at VEDA Communications because there is something that the mainstream corporate Media/Press are failing to highlight and that is not only is England as a whole broken, but London is also facing an epidemic in terms of homelessness amongst its residents. This is sad news for many across the world because there was a time when London, England was the place to be.
Currently at the moment, the homeless rate in England was clocked in 2024 at roughly 1 in 160 people which comes out to 354,000 people per day. This translates into a 14% increase from 2023 and has increased as the years have passed. But in London, the homeless rate stands at 1 in 47 people experiencing being homeless. It was recently reported that homelessness in London rose to 54% between 2013 – 2024. For reader edification, we will provide you facts and finding on homelessness from evolvehousing.org, which is an organization that:
“Provides supported accommodation for people who need somewhere to live.”
“Offers a health and well-being service to meet the mental and physical health needs of those staying with us.”
“Delivers a community program that provides connections, training and skills-building to equip people for independent living.”
“Work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness before it starts.”
In December 2024 research from Shelter suggested that one in 47 people in London are homeless.
The number of households living in temporary accommodation in the UK has reached its highest level since 2005, with more than 100,000 households affected across England. Almost 60% of these households are in London, including 75,580 children.
So far in 2024, 55% of people rough sleeping in London have come from outside of the UK.
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Now, when it comes to the numbers that were generated by the research into homelessness in London, one of the biggest contributors to it could be that a majority of people who migrated to London from other countries often fail to find housing and employment opportunities to due barriers such as language, immigration status, skills, education, and general ignorance. The people that happen to fall into this category play a part in inflating the amount of homelessness in London because they are counted as residents even though many of them may not be of legal status in London and England as a whole.
How England and London itself plan to deal with homelessness on their streets is one of the most talked about topics of the day. Will they pull a “President Donald Trump” and deport illegal aliens in their country out? Who knows, but many people that live in London don’t particularly see that happening. But the one thing that they know is that not only is it getting crowded, but animosity towards immigrants and illegal aliens are growing, and there will be more social issues that will come about due to the influx of people flocking to London.
Lastly, there is the subject of geopolitics that is playing a devastating role as to why so many people in England and London are experiencing homelessness. If the United Kingdom and even more specifically England keeps following the likes of America, they will bear even more socio-economic pain which will lead to more people in London being homeless than necessary. England, like the rest of the European Union, faces critical oil and gas shortages combined with America's trade war in the form of tariffs and the issue of global inflation. Londoners and the rest of England believe that it's time that the English Parliament take a hard look at the realities of what is going on and reevaluate if they should be following the path of the Americans.
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