‘I didn’t shower for 2 months’: what it’s like being homeless in London during a pandemic
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The wider impact of the pandemic has pushed more Londoners into homelessness, unable to stay safe and stay at home during lockdown. It goes without saying that the pandemic has not been easy for any of us.
But while most Londoners followed lockdown instructions to stay at home, many didn’t have that luxury.
In fact, for London‘s homeless population, life got even tougher than before.
The lifelines many relied on, like coffee shops for WiFi to look for work, soup kitchens for a hot meal, and busy streets for small acts of kindness from the public all disappeared overnight as lockdown came into force.
‘Before the pandemic hit in March we had seen the highest numbers of people rough sleeping in the capital since figures started being recorded - a 21 per cent increase on the previous year,’ said Ruth Jacob, senior policy officer at homelessness charity Crisis.
‘We have seen an extraordinary effort from the Government’s ‘Everyone In’ initiative to get people safely into accommodation dur...
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