[Margaret Pilkington]

The poor are always with us....and will be forever.
It does not matter how you help some people, you can lift them out of the hole they have dug for themselves and they will go and dig themselves another hole.
During my working life I had a friend who was a social worker.... A lovely lady who was kind and non judgemental.
Some of her clients made her despair.
These men that you cite have had some part to play in their current situation.
We cannot expect the government(of whatever colour) to be responsible for us if we cannot exercise some responsibility for ourselves......and then complain of government 'meddling'.
I do not want to live in a nanny state......one where a government department takes away the control of my life.

You need to know the backgrounds of these homeless people...how they became homeless, and why they remain homeless....and what efforts they have made on their own behalf.