The Government may have tasked councils with finding accommodation for rough sleepers, but Big Issue vendor Craig has vowed to stay on the streets – so we are working hard to protect him.
Despite the March 27 Government order, Craig has decided to stay in the tent where he has been rough sleeping for the last five months in Truro.
The local council and Streetlink have offered Craig a place to stay but he has refused, insisting that he is safer where he is, carrying out social distancing in his own way.
He told Cornwall Live: “I’ve had someone come and see me at my campsite but I’ve refused to be housed for now.
“Although I’m outside I’m not in a confined space so am less likely to catch coronavirus. I feel safer this way and they’re fine with it.”
Vendors on the street have a lifeline which is their phone, so we decided to purchase some solar-powered mobile phone chargers to enable Craig to be safer
There is little that The Big Issue’s sales and operations team in the area can do to force Craig to accept the offer.