In London alone, there are almost 1,000 people who sleep roughLONDON: From portable cardboard tents to one-way bus tickets out of town, cities’ efforts to tackle homelessness have been met with both praise and scorn. Here are some facts about what global cities are doing to help homeless people – or to get rid of them: Cardboard tents in Brussels Canvas tents are banned on the streets of Brussels, as camping is forbidden in the city. But using cardboard donated by a local factory, activist Van der Stappen worked with designers to produce 20 portable cardboard tents, which homeless people are using on the streets of the Belgian capital during the cold winter. One-way bus tickets out of town in Seattle American cities including Seattle are giving the homeless a one-way bus ticket out of town that gives them a chance to relocate to cities with a cheaper rent and low cost of living. It should help to lift over 1,000 people out of potential homelessness, according to Resonance’s website.

Source: The Express Tribune January 07, 2018 11:03 UTC