Creating cardboard beds for a more comfortable Christmas on the streets
by Tash Reith-Banks from on (#VY2V)
In the third in our series on STEM and humanitarian crises, a classic engineering solution uses cardboard to help homeless people in Wolverhampton
This time of year brings additional challenges to those living on the streets: the nights are longer and colder, and plummeting temperatures and wet weather increase the risk of illness.
Charities such as Crisis provide food and basic healthcare to around 2,800 people each Christmas in addition to their year-round work; since 2010 homelessness has been on the rise in the UK, with charities anticipating a worsening problem as the impact of cuts to housing benefit and services make themselves felt.
