Please show your support. There are homeless people dying as we speak.
I am petitioning to use the of derelict buildings in the City Centre of Belfast, UK, to be opened by local councils authorities and the government for safe houses for the homeless over the winter period and beyond. These buildings are lying empty and could ultimately house over 100 beds for the homeless, as there is a severe lack of beds and a growing number of homeless people on our streets.
The Facts.
According to the Belfast Telegraph and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the figures of death rates due to homelessness are staggering.
The figures include a 101-year-old woman in Belfast and 17 women aged over the age of 80, according to figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
It's compared to England and Wales, where the latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 88% of the estimated 726 homeless people who died in 2018 were men.
Some 205 homeless people in Northern Ireland died in that 18 month period, accounting for more than 25% of the 800 homeless deaths in the UK, figures gathered by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism during the same period show.
Northern Ireland's population of 1.9 million accounts for 2.8% of the UK's total population.
This information can be found: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-homeless-deaths-account-for-quarter-of-uk-figures-38642522.html
Thank you so much for your love, care and support.
Best wishes,
Leah Ruth Gillott
15 Comments
I was homeless a few years ago and I know what it's like not having the support , lucky I got myself out of a bad place and moved into a private rent
I'm campaigning now against homelessness in the streets of Belfast and there is not being sufficient beds available to house them all. Open the derelict buildings and use them for beds for the homeless, at least they'll have a roof over their head.
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Five them sum shelter they are homeless not hopeless
These folk need somewhere safe and warm..the adverse cold weather hasnt hit yet but it will..come on do it for these vulnerale folk..
I sign this petition in agreement that more should be done for the homeless people of northern Ireland
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Please show your support. There are homeless people dying as we speak.
I am petitioning to use the of derelict buildings in the City Centre of Belfast, UK, to be opened by local councils authorities and the government for safe houses for the homeless over the winter period and beyond. These buildings are lying empty and could ultimately house over 100 beds for the homeless, as there is a severe lack of beds and a growing number of homeless people on our streets.
The Facts.
According to the Belfast Telegraph and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the figures of death rates due to homelessness are staggering.
The figures include a 101-year-old woman in Belfast and 17 women aged over the age of 80, according to figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
It's compared to England and Wales, where the latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 88% of the estimated 726 homeless people who died in 2018 were men.
Some 205 homeless people in Northern Ireland died in that 18 month period, accounting for more than 25% of the 800 homeless deaths in the UK, figures gathered by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism during the same period show.
Northern Ireland's population of 1.9 million accounts for 2.8% of the UK's total population.
This information can be found: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-homeless-deaths-account-for-quarter-of-uk-figures-38642522.html
Thank you so much for your love, care and support.
Best wishes,
Leah Ruth Gillott
15 Comments
There are plenty of buildings in the Belfast City centre, which can be opened and used, to care and shelter our homeless and vulnerable friends. This cold weather has brought about to many deaths some relating to the change in the temperature dropping, the wind, rain and frozed. Folks we need to look beyond our shelves and help those in REAL need and desperation. Governments, churches, politicians need to open their eyes and see what really matters.
I was homeless a few years ago and I know what it's like not having the support , lucky I got myself out of a bad place and moved into a private rent
I'm campaigning now against homelessness in the streets of Belfast and there is not being sufficient beds available to house them all. Open the derelict buildings and use them for beds for the homeless, at least they'll have a roof over their head.
X
Five them sum shelter they are homeless not hopeless
These folk need somewhere safe and warm..the adverse cold weather hasnt hit yet but it will..come on do it for these vulnerale folk..
I sign this petition in agreement that more should be done for the homeless people of northern Ireland
Great cause x
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There are plenty of buildings in the Belfast City centre, which can be opened and used, to care and shelter our homeless and vulnerable friends. This cold weather has brought about to many deaths some relating to the change in the temperature dropping, the wind, rain and frozed. Folks we need to look beyond our shelves and help those in REAL need and desperation. Governments, churches, politicians need to open their eyes and see what really matters.