Homeless

I hate to sound harsh but the reason most long term homeless people are on the streets is not the lack of available accomodation or poverty, it's because they can't function in what we who have shelter recognise as a home, and cannot form sufficent relationships to provide a safety net. That may be for a variety of reasons - mental illness, drug addiction. The latter is probably the biggest cause here and any money given generally goes on drugs. It doesnt take much begging to get the food you need for the day.