Windsor homeless ‘can’t afford to stay off streets’

Many homeless people in Windsor will not take up charity accommodation because they need to make money on the streets, it has been claimed.

Michael Longsmith, 42, of The Ark Project, said the charity had a bus with 10 beds and a kitchen ready for those who need it but he added: “They can come on board, but a lot of them won’t because they need to make money.”

A spokesman for the Royal Borough said all those who were homeless and had a local connection had been offered safe places to stay.