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UK vs US homelessness

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk /news/24936922.blackburn-darwen-seven-rough-sleepers-says-council-boss/

Blackburn with Darwen borough currently has seven rough sleepers on its streets the council’s leader has revealed.

Three weeks ago, I was living in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Terre Haute has a population of less than 60,000. Blackburn and Darwen has a population of over 150,000.

Terre Haute has an estimated 500 homeless people.

It will get down to 1°F/-17 °C there on Wednesday night.

2 comments

  • Apple and oranges. You're comparing a random US town with one of the poshest place in the UK.

    Which is apparently factually wrong. I got the place mixed up probably...

      1. No homeless folks "have it good".
      2. I suspect you work for the Blackburn and Darwen tourist board.

      Seriously though, some areas of B&D are in the top 10% for deprivation in the UK. A far call from one of the "poshest places in the UK".

      you can read more here.