Then I got into conversation with a homeless man to try to understand his predicament. It turned out that if he could stay in a hostel for 5 nights, he would be deemed to have an address, and then the DSS would be able to house him and pay him benefits - the problem being, he needed 14 pounds per night for the hostel, and couldn't save that mush from his begging activities. I was so pissed, I gave him 150 pounds and told him to sort his life out.

He wandered off down the street and turned straight into an off licence. :sigh: