'Homelessness remains a significant problem in Brighton & Hove. High property prices and and low average income have resulted in high levels of homelessness, and demand for affordable homes in the city far exceeds supply'
There are multiple websites which offer help to young 'rough sleepers' in Brighton and Hove including:
- http://www.homelessuk.org/details.asp?id=HO1008006
- http://www.theclocktowersanctuary.org.uk
- http://brightonbaoh.org.uk
These websites target young homeless people living in Brighton and Hove and combat to help them and find them places to sleep and also donations towards refuge houses and more facilities.
The NHS CHOICES website state that Homeless people have a life expectancy of just 47. Weather conditions, hygiene, starvation and exposure to harm contribute to this claim.
'The new research found that the average homeless person has a life expectancy of 47, compared to 77 for the rest of the population: a startling difference of 30 years. The life expectancy for women was even lower, at just 43 years. Crisis has called on the government to address this by improving and prioritising health services for homeless people in NHS reforms'
This website tells a story of a man aged 35 who died frozen on a doorstep of an abandoned bungalow trying to keep warm through a harsh winter.
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