The Homeless In England

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homeless life.

25% of the homeless are war veterans and most of them from Vietnam. They are
mentally traumatised by their war experiences, some of them are disable and
others are just unable to find work so they can pay a rent.

25% of the homeless are children and many of them are alone. They're maybe run-
aways who left home because there was no food at home, or because they're
victims of rape, incest or violence. Many of them are "throwaways", whose
parents tell them to leave home or won't allow them to return home once they've
left.

Many of the homeless are elderly people with fixed income, and I guess that's
not the traditional image of homeless people. They receive about �450 a month in
benefits and if they pay �350 for rent it's pretty logical that they can't live
a decent life. Many elderly people are living in poverty in an apartment with no
proper heating, no water etc., and many of the elderly homeless are afraid to go
to soup kitchens or shelters, so they ...

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