Pensioners are among a number of rough sleepers bedding down at Manchester Airport. Charity workers say three people in their 70s are among those who have been found sleeping at the airport over the last three months.
A 76-year-old woman and a former soldier were just two of the people helped and placed into temporary accommodation during a week of action in December.
Steph Moore runs outreach at the airport three days a week and says around 15 rough sleepers can be found there most mornings - however the true numbers are not known. “It’s very transient,” she says. “It’s not the same people we’re seeing all the time.
There are a handful of regulars. People go, come back and go again.” Good transport links, warmth and safety are thought to be some of the reasons why people stay at the UK’s second busiest airport. “If you’re homeless, where can you go where it’s dry and indoors?
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