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An illustrated comic. Panel 1: A homeless person holding a blanket. The text reads: “I’ve been homeless for a year”. Panel 2: The person lying on the street outside. The text reads: “It’s hard to start warm on the streets. I have this blanket and a jacket. A while ago, while I was sleeping, my bag and blanket were stolen.” Panel 3: The person sitting against the cold wall without their blanket. The text reads: “I woke up freezing”.

An illustration of a homeless person holding a blanket. The text reads: “I’ve been homeless for a year”.

The illustration shows the person lying on the street outside. The text reads: “It’s hard to start warm on the streets. I have this blanket and a jacket. A while ago, while I was sleeping, my bag and blanket were stolen.”

The illustration shows the person sitting against the cold wall without their blanket. The text reads: “I woke up freezing”.

Interview 27

May 7, 2024

person Participants: T has been homeless for a year. His parents died when he was 16 and his sister went away to New Zealand.

distance Location: Outside Sainsbury by the Angel Station

apartment Housing type: Homeless

receipt_long Heating costs: 15

Ways of staying warm?

Blankets and jackets on the street. Hot drinks bought by people passing by. Good heating in the Islington hostel (£15 for two nights and 2 hot showers and breakfast)

Difficult to stay warm on the street as his bag has been stolen, along with his blanket while he was asleep – woke up freezing.

T goes to the Caledonian road community centre to swim, and to the Camden town library for daytime warmth.