Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
by Dylan16807 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @07:36PM
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I don't think welfare is all that tightly related to begging, though.
As for numbers, the best I can find is a claim by UK police that the group of people arrested for begging was overwhelmingly not homeless. Not the most helpful stat, but it's something.
If that's at all approaching the overall rate of beggars, then even if a ton are legitimate, it would mean "homelessness is a real problem" isn't super relevant. And that if you want to help homeless people there would be better places to put your money.
As for numbers, the best I can find is a claim by UK police that the group of people arrested for begging was overwhelmingly not homeless. Not the most helpful stat, but it's something.
If that's at all approaching the overall rate of beggars, then even if a ton are legitimate, it would mean "homelessness is a real problem" isn't super relevant. And that if you want to help homeless people there would be better places to put your money.