Homelessness is heading towards record figures — and the biggest source of help is too big to fail
Homeless services are under pressure
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Last Monday, Fr Peter McVerry warned that the number of people in homelessness could reach 16,000 by the next general election. The following day, the Jesuit priest and long-time homelessness campaigner was facing questions about the financial crisis threatening the very existence of the charity he founded 40 years ago.