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| Twice as many people would feel sympathy for a homeless dog as for a homeless person with drug or mental health problems, a survey suggests. | Twice as many people would feel sympathy for a homeless dog as for a homeless person with drug or mental health problems, a survey suggests. |
| And 41% of those questioned believed many homeless people did not want to be housed, the survey for the BBC found. | And 41% of those questioned believed many homeless people did not want to be housed, the survey for the BBC found. |
| Some 2,000 people across the UK were questioned for the survey, carried out by TNS and commissioned to launch the BBC's No Home season of programming. | Some 2,000 people across the UK were questioned for the survey, carried out by TNS and commissioned to launch the BBC's No Home season of programming. |
| The season will highlight ways the public can help homeless people. | The season will highlight ways the public can help homeless people. |
| The vast majority of homeless people are invisible or hidden BBC spokesman | The vast majority of homeless people are invisible or hidden BBC spokesman |
| No Home coincides with the 40th anniversary of the screening on BBC One of Ken Loach's drama-documentary Cathy Come Home which explored the impact of homelessness on families. | No Home coincides with the 40th anniversary of the screening on BBC One of Ken Loach's drama-documentary Cathy Come Home which explored the impact of homelessness on families. |
| Homeless Link, which is an umbrella group for organisations working with and for homeless people, has recently launched a campaign and 'road map' for ending homelessness in the UK by 2022. | |
| Jenny Edwards, chief executive of Homeless Link, said: "There are still thousands of individuals who slip through the cracks every year. It is time for the final push to end this social blight forever." | |
| A BBC spokesman said: "Although homelessness is still an issue in the UK 40 years on from Cathy Come Home, the nature of the problem has changed. | A BBC spokesman said: "Although homelessness is still an issue in the UK 40 years on from Cathy Come Home, the nature of the problem has changed. |
| "There are far fewer people sleeping rough on the streets each night but today the vast majority of homeless people are invisible or hidden - sleeping on friends' sofas, in hostels or in substandard temporary accommodation." | "There are far fewer people sleeping rough on the streets each night but today the vast majority of homeless people are invisible or hidden - sleeping on friends' sofas, in hostels or in substandard temporary accommodation." |
| A 2004 estimate of the hidden homeless put the figure at 380,000 adults in Great Britain. | A 2004 estimate of the hidden homeless put the figure at 380,000 adults in Great Britain. |
| The survey also suggests 50% of people think the homeless refuse to help themselves and that 53% think giving money to beggars does more harm than good. | The survey also suggests 50% of people think the homeless refuse to help themselves and that 53% think giving money to beggars does more harm than good. |
| The No Home season will be featured across BBC TV, radio and online outlets. | The No Home season will be featured across BBC TV, radio and online outlets. |
| Find out more by visiting the No Home website. | Find out more by visiting the No Home website. |