In the run-up to municipal elections, the National Homeless Network has compiled a Homeless Manifesto to ensure the needs of the destitute are prioritised. Prompted by the document, Maverick Citizen took to the streets to ask homeless persons what issues they want local government to address
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It is an irony that while homeless people can be very visible (seen at every traffic light in the centre of our cities), their voices are at the same time unheard. That is why the National Homeless Network has brought together a simple Homeless Manifesto for these municipal elections.