[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't know how it is over there but I know here the majority of homeless people are there because they have other issues like alcoholism or drug addictions etc and they don't go through the proper system to get housing/benefits. Our social welfare system is pretty generous

The problem is that some people find themselves in a catch 22. Need an address to get benefits, on the streets so don't have an address. There are people with problems and mental health issues on the streets. That doesn't mean we should abandon them because they have other issues. There are also a lot of runaways.