Activity 1

Internet Access For The Homeless.


If a homeless person does have access to the internet, they will have the following advantages:


The ability to get information about government grants to help homeless people. If a homeless person can access this information they would then be able to apply for money that can be used to pay for accommodation, this then leads the person to be able to apply for work.

The ability to use online education services, this enables the person to have better job prospects by having a better education.

The ability to get onto social networking pages to get/keep in touch with friends and family. This could also lead to their friends or family offering them housing or a job.


The ability to get information about medical advice by using the NHS website to arrange medical advice.


Finally, the ability to find out about the benefits of visiting shelters, soup kitchens and other places for homeless people where they can get advice on health care, use shower facilities and even meet new people in the same position as them.




If a homeless person does not have access to the internet, they will have the following problems:


They will not have the ability to gain information about the services that are available to them. For example, the places that are available to them to get a free hot meal or somewhere to wash. These are things that can make a homeless persons day much better if they are available to use.

They will not have the ability to keep up with news and information about potential jobs. This will be a struggle for the homeless person to find a job.

Lastly, they will not be able to use email to keep in touch with friends and family because phones cost money that a homeless person just cannot afford.
Here are five things that I believe are more important to have than the internet to a homeless person and reasons why.


People who live on the streets need to be healthy, otherwise they would become very ill.

For people who live on the streets, friends are like the family that they don’t have anymore.

Without food a homeless person would die after a few months if they were in good health, a lot shorter living on the streets.

If a homeless person has somewhere to live they are then able to apply for jobs.

A homeless person needs money to survive, some places do offer free services, but most places require ever increasing prices.