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discussion - Dartmoor Wild Camping protest which was planned for Mayday
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</a></font>85% rise in UK homeless tent/doorway deaths since 2019, annual
figure reaches
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<a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/thousands-bristol-families-effectively-cut-8344734">
See also – 9,000 Bristol families removed from council housing waiting
list<br>
</a></b></h3><h1><b>More than 1,300 people died while homeless in UK
during
2022</b></h1>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/20/more-than-1300-people-died-while-homeless-in-uk-during-2022">
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/20/more-than-1300-people-died-while-homeless-in-uk-during-2022</a>
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Charity says stronger policy and investment needed to tackle ‘appalling
loss of life’, after 85% rise in deaths since 2019<br>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dahaba-ali-hussen">Dahaba
Ali Hussen</a>– Thu 20 Apr 2023<br><br>
<img src="cid:.0" width=650 height=484 alt="Emacs!"><br><br>
More than 1,300 people in the UK died while homeless last year, according
to figures that highlight the stark regional differences within the UK,
as cuts to health, mental health and drug and alcohol services took their
toll.<br><br>
Research by the charity Museum of
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/homelessness">
Homelessness</a> shows that the number of homeless people who died in
2022 was 1,313, an 85% increase on the numbers recorded by the study just
three years earlier.<br><br>
<a href="https://museumofhomelessness.org/news/museum-of-homelessness-honours-the-1313-people-experiencing-homelessness-who-died-in-2022">
The figures</a> include people sleeping rough as well as those placed in
emergency accommodation and other insecure settings. Each death was
verified by a freedom of information request, coroners’ report, charity
or family member.<br><br>
Matt Turtle, co-founder of the Museum of Homelessness, said: “A toxic
cocktail of cuts, criminalisation and crackdowns is making life even
harder for the UK’s most vulnerable people. Just tinkering around the
edges as the government plans won’t fix the damage of the last 12
years.<br><br>
“Far stronger policy and investment are needed to deal with the appalling
loss of life. With a heavy heart we expect to report more of the same in
2024, but with our colleagues we will continue to do what we can to save
lives.”<br><br>
The research showed that while there was a small year-on-year increase
over the past year (2%), the differences between England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland were significant.<br><br>
Fatalities in England rose by 22% to 875, and by 27% to 76 in Wales. In
Northern Ireland the number of deaths fell by 37% to 205, but are more
than double the level seen in 2020 after a large spike last year.
Scotland’s 157 deaths were a 15% decrease on the previous year.<br><br>
The UK-wide figures were an increase on the verified
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/31/1200-died-while-homeless-in-uk-in-2021">
1,286 deaths in 2021</a>,
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/22/uk-homeless-deaths-rise-by-more-than-a-third-in-a-year-study-finds">
976 in 2020</a>, and 710 in 2019.<br><br>
The annual audit by the Museum of Homelessness found most deaths occurred
among people living in emergency housing or hostels, with 83% of deaths
taking place when the person was in some form of accommodation. The
figures also showed that 85% of those who died were under the age of
65.<br><br>
Turtle said: “The fact that so many people continue to die in
unregulated, taxpayer-funded accommodation run by rogue landlords is a
disgrace.”<br><br>
The charity said that its figures were likely to be an underestimate as
not all local authorities had replied to FoI requests, including large
councils such as Birmingham, Blackpool, Ealing and Hackney.<br><br>
Paula Barker, a Labour MP and the shadow homelessness and rough sleeping
minister, said: “This government’s track record in tackling all forms of
homelessness is abysmal. It’s been clear for a long time that there are
deep-rooted problems across supported and temporary accommodation. Each
death is a tragedy and these figures are deeply worrying.”<br><br>
According to the research, the number of deaths has increased in all
different categories of homeless accommodation since last year. The
largest increases include those in rough sleeper accommodation and
temporary accommodation, both marking 10% increases.<br><br>
Where the cause of the death is recorded, 36% of deaths related to drugs
and alcohol and 10% died by suicide.<br><br>
Jessica Turtle, co-founder of the Museum of Homelessness, said: “The
leading cause of death, year on year, is people dying either from
overdose or from drug and alcohol use. That’s a way of self-soothing,
self-medicating. People who usually have active addictions like that is
usually because life is really hard.”<br><br>
Francesca Albanese, acting director of policy and external affairs at the
charity Crisis, said: “Behind each of these statistics is a human being,
a life cut short and potential unrealised. The fact that anyone dies
while homeless is shameful.<br><br>
“That many of these deaths are happening while in emergency or supported
accommodation is shocking – these are places that should provide some
respite and a foothold out of homelessness and yet in many cases the
reverse is true. We cannot let this continue.”<br><br>
A Department for Levelling Up,
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/housing">Housing</a> and
Communities spokesperson said: “We are determined to end rough sleeping
for good. That is why we published our £2bn cross-government strategy
setting out our plan to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the
next three years.<br><br>
“This includes £186m to help those with drug and alcohol addiction access
recovery services and up to £53m for suitable and stable
accommodation.<br><br>
“Councils have a duty to ensure temporary accommodation is suitable and
we are providing them with £654m over two years to help prevent
homelessness.”<br><br>
<br>
At 22:34 19/03/2023, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><h1><font size=5><b>The Land Is
Ours land reform protest gathering and discussion - Dartmoor Wild Camping
protest which was planned for Mayday bank holiday Sat 29th Apr has been -
POSTPONED! <br>
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Petition: Enshrine in law rights to roam and wild camp in national parks:
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Pass legislation to protect people's right to enjoy nature, and prevent
it being restricted by landowners, who we believe should not really be
allowed to own land within national parks. National parks should be for
all, and not turned into a commodity. To allow future generations the
opportunity to experience and appreciate the natural beauty of this
country's national parks. Too many people have little to no experience
outside of highly polluted walkways and paths, with little to no
opportunity to see the beauty of the night sky. Many children have not
seen the night sky in absence of light pollution before. The recent
overturning of the right to roam on Dartmoor in favour of the privileged
is unfair, and will only reduce these opportunities.
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<font size=4><b>Sign this petition</a> 
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