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Money or food to beggars ?

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Skydancer Sun 22-Sept-24 21:02:40

I’m never sure. We hear about some people who make a lot of money from begging and then get picked up in a flash car at the end of the day. I don’t know if it’s true. But some people are obviously cold and homeless. Maybe drugs take away the pain. I don’t know but I would give food or drink in preference to money. It’s something that should never happen on our streets.

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Deedaa Sun 22-Sept-24 20:54:33

I've always given money - only a pound or two. Deciding not to give anything in case they spend it on drink or drugs always sounds like the Victorian idea of the undeserving poor. We used to have a young chap who sat outside the shops with his dog and I always gave him something for the dog.

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Jaffacake2 Sun 22-Sept-24 20:34:44

I'm sure this has been discussed before but made me think today after encountering 2 beggars in town centre. I asked both of them separately whether they needed food or a hot drink. One said he would welcome a sandwich or a roll from Greggs, the other stated he wanted money only.
I bought sandwich and tea but didn't give money.
Then I thought about it. The argument is always that any money you give homeless people would probably go on buying drugs. But if you had to sleep on the streets maybe you would need drugs to get through another 24hours. Are they homeless due to drug addiction,or do they become reliant on drugs to cope with the horrors of being on the streets ?
What are people's ideas on this big social problem ?

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