As Londoners what do we picture when we hear the word ‘homeless’? Many of us will think of people sleeping rough, and we’ll likely picture a man. At a push, we might picture a woman with children in cramped, worn-out temporary accommodation.
We don’t picture women forced to live on the streets but so afraid that they will walk all night, rather than risk going to sleep; women who are concealed for safety, both from those who pose a threat, and from services which could offer support.
