Are we two pay cheques away from being homeless?
Six weeks ago Linda Stout-Turner was working and living in her own home. Linda is now one of a growing number of middle class people finding themselves, suddenly unemployed and homeless.
In an interview on ITV’s This Morning, Linda said:” Despite working all of my life, my contract ended in January and unable to find another job, I could not pay my rent and I now live in a hostel. I have to leave at 7am and can't return until 10pm. With no savings I contacted the relevant authorities and made a claim for financial help but after six weeks without any money I have found myself relying on the goodwill of friends and the charitable handouts available from the homeless shelter. I spend my days looking for work and trying to keep warm, all the while carrying all of my personal possessions around with me. My stay in the hostel is not even guaranteed. The hostel, decide who can stay there on a week by week basis, I've been lucky so far. I'm trying to remain positive but it is not easy. I really don’t know how I came to be in this situation.”
Recycling Lives believes that everyone deserves a home, a job, and a safe and secure environment in which to live, work and play. It is becoming more important that facilities like the Recycling lives shelter on Essex Street in Preston are open and able to accept referrals; this can only be achieved when the necessary financial support is in place. The centre is ready to house, employ and train up to 29 homeless people from the Preston area.
A spokesperson from the Recycling Lives charity said:” As soon as funding is in place we will take in our first residents, this will make an immediate difference to the lives of homeless people and their families in the Preston area. We need to remember that every homeless person is someone’s father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, uncle or aunt.”
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