In their research, Crisis found that 38% of interviewees agreed that "people are only really homeless if they are rough sleeping", and that many presume that people are homeless as a result of the choices they made. Here, people who are part of the Common Ambition steering group, all of whom have lived experience of homelessness, will take a look at these two misconceptions and what the reality is from their perspective.This piece was written by them:
According to the 2021 Crisis report "Public attitudes towards homelessness", amongst other issues, the following are two common misconceptions surrounding homelessness. Here we will take a look at the reality from the perspective of people with lived experience.