Norfolk housing trust call on Govt. to create 'hot weather' plan to help homeless
A level 3 heat health alert has been put in place from today until Tuesday, across the East
A Norfolk housing trust are calling on the Government to create a plan which will help homeless people deal with weltering temperatures.
It comes as a level 3 heat health alert has been put in place from today until Tuesday across the East, meaning we're all being urged to look out for people that might be particularly vulnerable.
"The Government need to be taking that on board, responding"
Dr Jan Sheldon is chief executive of St Martin's
"In the last ten years we have had about five hot summers and that is set to increase. We need to be responding to that, not just as a small local charity but actually the Government need to be taking that on board, responding and making sure that we're doing all we can to keep the climate changes down as effectively as we can, but also to make sure that people have efficient housing."
"We have a small stock of sun-cream, hats and water containers- but we can always do with more"
She says their still looking for donations to help our rough sleepers:
"We have a shortage of clothes for the men we support. We have a small stock of sun-cream, hats and water containers- but we can always do with more because with the containers and hats we can keep them until they are needed and they don't go out of date."