Can cash grants help end homelessness?
A major UK study is looking to see if putting money directly into the hands of homeless people, can change the course of their lives?
Do you give homeless people cash? Many people fear any donation will be misspent but a ground-breaking study in the UK is currently recruiting 125 homeless people to receive a large one-off cash payment, paid directly to them. There's no restrictions on what they can buy with the money. It can be used for anything, it鈥檚 entirely up to the individual how they choose to spend it. The aim of the project is to see if it will help people move on from homelessness for good. With exclusive access to the ongoing study, Michael Buchanan follows some of those who鈥檝e been given the cash to see how the money is being spent and what impact it鈥榮 having on their lives.
Reporter: Michael Buchanan
Producers: Emma Forde and Rob Byrne
Editor: Tara McDermott
Production Coordinator: Tim Fernley
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Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone鈥檚 homelessness?
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