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Prevention Before the Pavement
How does a sudden housing crisis become homelessness, and where could it have been prevented? A first-person article for NewStart Magazine examining the barriers to finding housing and the importance of earlier intervention.
I Had a Job but Still Ended Up Homeless | The i Paper
I was working full time as a mechanic when I became homeless in Bristol. In this first-person feature for The i Paper, I examine how deposits, upfront rent and the cost of temporary living can make finding a home difficult even with a regular income.
A roof is the beginning, not the finish line
The day I stopped being homeless wasn't the day everything was fixed. Having somewhere to live gave me the breathing room to start dealing with everything else. A roof is the beginning of stability, not the finish line.
If we can’t agree who counts as homeless, how are we meant to help them?
I had a skilled job, a car and routines that made me look completely ordinary, even while I was homeless. When definitions fail to capture people's circumstances and official advice is difficult to understand, how are those people supposed to find help?

