Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King's College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme

Researchers are conducting the UK's first major scientific trials to establish whether giving homeless people cash is a more effective way of reducing poverty than traditional forms of help.

Poverty campaigners have long believed that cash transfers are the most cost-effective way of helping people, but most studies have examined schemes in developing countries.