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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Sarah Hilley

Glasgow bid to stop people giving change to beggars and instead donate to pay points reaps success

A bid to stop people from giving cash to homeless people on the streets and instead put it into donation points has funded help for 35 beggars in Glasgow.

Two payment points have been set up inside Central Station and others in night spot venues as part of the ‘alternative giving’ Street Change Glasgow strategy. It aims to give improve people's lives long-term so they don't need to beg.

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