Coming out of homelessness – what doesn`t work?
(WorldNews Environment)

Surveys show that the number of homeless has been falling systematically for years now. Last year there were about 30 thousand homeless people in Poland, which is nearly 6 thousand less than in 2015. It cannot be judged, though, if this is the outcome of actions taken by the state or there are other reasons behind. According to NIK, the system of actions taken by the central- and local government bodies as well as non-government organisations does not work. It is neither consistent nor effective: it fails to activate the homeless and thus does not help these people to start a new, independent life. Amendments to the Act on Social Assistance of 2016 which aimed to strengthen such activity do...