Finland has found the answer to homelessness. It couldn’t be simpler
Harry Quilter-Pinner “I was born in Liverpool and grew up on a council estate. I had a clean home, toys and nice meals as a kid. When I was nine years old, the sexual abuse started. My abusers made me feel special. They gave me gifts, moneys, cigarettes and sweets. When I was 13 I ran away from home and soon found myself in the murky world of prostitution on the streets. My life was out of control.” This is how it all started for Simon. I met him 23 years later at SCT , a local charity I help to run in east London that offers support to people who are homeless and face alcohol and drug addiction. He used to make me coffee every morning at the social enterprise cafe we run. In the intervening period he had spent years in and out of hostels and institutions, as well as long spells on the streets. When I met him, Simon was sober and working for the first time in years. He said at the time that SCT “offered me the opportunity to get m...
