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rough sleepers and autism

longman

There is quite a lot of coverage in the press about increased numbers of rough sleepers and other homeless (7% nationally but in London a 37% increase). It isn't clear whether this is the recession causing people to be evicted or loss of employment or other factors.

Reading some local coverage I was struck by two things: most of the help is collective/communal - hostels, sleep trucks, shelters, and there is no mention of autism, even though other disabilities are mentioned.

A limited amount of research in the past has shown that a lot of rough sleepers have autism traits if not an autism diagnosis, but this is a group that is unlikely to adapt well to communal sheltered accommodation over winter.

I wondered whether NAS has a strategy for this.

I have asked my local authority about this several times and been told they know all about that, or they have lists, but nothing very convincing.

Maybe we ought to know more.

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  • This has been a fear of mine for past couple of years, I am 49 year old single male, and there just does not seem to be any support for accomodation for me when my rent gets too expensive. I am only just keeping my head above water, and my rent increase is months overdue. We usually get a bonus each year at work, and I was depending on that to help, but bonuses have been cut back.

    I feel the increase in homeless is largely down to unregulated private rental sector. There have been a lot of new landlords over past few years turning to buy to let for better returns than the savings rates that have been decimated. This market needs house prices to continually rise to maintain the stability and growth. The rising house prices then increase borrowing costs which turn pushes rents up.

    This at a time when demand for housing is increasing, rents are set at the level those towards the higher income can tolerate, not at a level the majority can afford and sustain.

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  • This has been a fear of mine for past couple of years, I am 49 year old single male, and there just does not seem to be any support for accomodation for me when my rent gets too expensive. I am only just keeping my head above water, and my rent increase is months overdue. We usually get a bonus each year at work, and I was depending on that to help, but bonuses have been cut back.

    I feel the increase in homeless is largely down to unregulated private rental sector. There have been a lot of new landlords over past few years turning to buy to let for better returns than the savings rates that have been decimated. This market needs house prices to continually rise to maintain the stability and growth. The rising house prices then increase borrowing costs which turn pushes rents up.

    This at a time when demand for housing is increasing, rents are set at the level those towards the higher income can tolerate, not at a level the majority can afford and sustain.

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