Claims the “Big Society” will come to the rescue of cash-strapped public services have been questioned after a project which helps keep 35,000 vulnerable people off Birmingham’s streets had its budget cut by £16.6 million.Read
Gathered at Digbeth’s SIFA Fireside centre, about 30 people pay tribute to those who have died homeless on the streets of Birmingham in the past 12 months.
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Birmingham housing chiefs have vowed to phase out the use of bed and breakfasts for homeless families after discovering squalid conditions during a series of inspections.Read
A Birmingham charity for the homeless could be a torch-bearer for David Cameron’s drive for a Big Society, but SIFA Fireside is facing job cuts for the second time in a year. Richard McComb reportsRead
Birmingham could see the return of a ‘cardboard city’ by Christmas if drastic action is not taken to stop the sharp rise in homelessness, it has been claimed.Read
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