I was homeless in Manchester for 5 yrs it became a way of life in 2000 when the commonwealth games came they locked everyone one the streets up for begging Weather or not you were...I did around 3mnths in strange ways got out left Manchester. ..but the life I lead for the past 5 yrs was all I knew I was a drug hadict and it took until around 2008 to recover then in 2010 my mum died and I could see I I didn't do something I'd be back on the street is I moved to where I live now ...on arrival I stayed at a shelter st a church where I'd dream of a different life...I meet a woman from one of the other churches who helped out at the shelter and after making positive steps forward with her help kicked the drugs and street life for good we were married soon after ...me for one didn't think I'd ever be married or even go to church but I did it had a positive affect on me and when life did let me down as it dose it wasn't as bad as it was when I was on the street...we even got a little girl who's now 9 and adores me I didn't think anyone could ever love me but they do...I'm proud of myself and what it took to get me here..mill never forget Manchester cos the people who gave were good honest people and those that past by mostly were just imbarrised...and a few nasty ones...I'm my town I never pass a begged without having 5 minutes for them. They know I'm in the same boat as them but I'm married now and have responsibility. ..I know people who are willing to help homeless so I put them into check with them....just my bit to help out...it's still hard for me to get work so I go around the skips and find stuff to sell to help with food and stuff at home...every beggar knows me knows they can calling for a meal and a shower at mine...I try engage them with church for those who have gone to church it's helped them out and they no longer homeless. ...and some just go for a free meal and go there way. .they still homeless....but it don't mean I can't help then next time and the time after no one knows like me how many chances a man might need before he feels he can live life without comdemnation for the way we live...great short film...1995-2000 Manchester was a different place....

The whole situation really is heartbreaking. My husband and I bought a house (we both had good paying jobs,) had a baby, and within a year of going back to my job I was laid off. That same year I got super sick and was in the hospital 4 times. The last time I was in intensive care for almost 2 weeks. Each of those 4 hospital stays cost us thousands and we have good insurance! We almost lost everything. Eventually we realized that we needed to file for bankruptcy. It's been 5 years now and we're finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, at least financially. During this time of being sick I also sank into a deep clinical depression with the added bonuses of anxiety and panic disorder, just to make sure I could barely function. It's been really difficult, but l have my husband and we have family that has helped. We are very fortunate in that respect. I hope and pray that a solution is reached and that people can live indoors. Be treated like people, not a problem. Best of luck to all of the people featured in this series.

Why on earth would you quit your job after 3 days!!!? Come on now. You cannot then be pissed off to be kicked out. Hate to say it, but that it pure entitlement. You feel you are bright? then stay in your job. And keep applying to others.

Chris your a good man stay positive spread that energy.

-Has a job -Quits job because he says its boring -Becomes homeless -Complains about being homeless I have precisely 0 sympathy for this guy. Thousands of people work jobs they hate to support themselves and their families, and this guy cant be bothered to even support himself. Absolutely appalling

Quits his job as he thinks it's "mind numbing" Much rather a shit job than be homeless

Chris,your amazing! Your fight to help people from a dark,depressing,controlled & abusive state is enormous! I love your work [Emmy,Steve's wife]

Jack- must of us have mind numbing jobs, but we do them. We do them to not be homeless and to pay our bills.

What a Depressing looking City

I rate the guy with no teeth you know can tell he actually cares cos he’s gone through it himself. Need more people like that in higher positions so these boys can get some help it is sad really

I'd love to see a follow up to this in 2020: to see how the MP's promise went and try and catch up with any of the people still around...

I used to do warehouse recruiting for Next, no qualifications necessary, just basic reading and writing and the will to work. The hardest age group to set on and keep on we’re the under 25’s. They would rather hang around street corners with their mates drawing benefits than earn a decent income, mainly peer pressure worked against them, but the sheer waste of talent always saddened me. We need proper work experience training with qualifications, not some waste of time government initiatives.

Literally everyone in this series have blamed there problems on either the government or other people.

😍😍 so proud awareness is finally being spread

I don't live in Britain and is not British, how can people this young be marked by drink/drugs or giving up on life already? It is scary. Like a waste off good people :-(

Quits job because it’s boring acts the victim when he gets kicked out okay mate

I used to work for a charity supporting the homeless in Manchester. It's heartbreaking. I'm happy BBC3 are showing the problem and I hope they also be show some of the people tirelessly working for the solution as well.

something seriously wrong when our youth would rather be in prison than be on the streets ,

"Never let a politician grant you a favour. They will always want to control you forever". Bob Marley Revolution.

Jack quits his job after 3 days because it was "mind-numbing". Then spends his days playing video games. Now that's a self-entitled millennial.

So Lucas has Giorgio Armarni Shoes and manbag...and cant pay hostel rent and then quit his job. Why does he complain? Excuses.

Chris keep up the good work

This is a message to everyone! Try to live frugal and be content with life. SAVE your money for a rainy day cause you never know when it will hit you! Live with the basics of survival.

you can judge, but forgiving the wrongs of others is more important

Bruv you ain’t got time for ps4

I have very little sympathy for Jack. I hate my job but I keep working because I have to keep a roof over my head. He's got the support of his mum, friends and other family to rely on to spend the night. He just doesn't want to work- just like the wannabe gangsters dossing around on the street at night. They can blame everyone they want for their situation, but they put no effort into making progress in their lives. With apprenticeships and weekend jobs, they could be gaining valuable experience to better their lives and get out of their environment but they'd rather just do nothing but lark around at night with stolen tools.

Its always someone else's fault.

If you brought the problem onto yourself then I truly don't believe you can complain.

So these people basically want money a free house and be able to do what ever they want 😂😂 so many people in genuine need and want a good life and there interveiwing these pricks

LOL the eerie editing when he does on GTA

The dude with the f'd up teeth is real that's a leader of men and that society has made him into joke. Stay strong my people never, never, ever give up. Keep fighting

When was this recorded

Been homeless twice- was lucky to get a women’s shelter for a bit second time was lucky my mum turned her life upside down to let me stay with her- I give homeless women any feminine products in my bag when I’m out and about, I’ll buy like an extra burger or sandwiches to give whoever and I will always sit down and share my cigarettes chat and any change I have I give them- some of the nicest, empathetic and caring, genuine people I’ve met have 99% come from street life of some significant degree... we understand loyalty and honour even if we don’t physically look it cause we know what’s important... then again, dikheads in every group of people you find.

I feel bad for the kid who is homeless because he had drinking problem :(

Told not to drink in his temporary accommodation, which, let's face it is the point where they're checking out how you'll behave in more permanent accommodation. What does he do? Gets pissed. Then complains they threw him out. Great role model for his kids, eh. Loser.

Does anyone know when the next episode is out

Its always somebody else’s fault. What if it is YOUR fault? Chris saying everyone deserves a second chance? How many second chances have these people had? Take that young lad, he had a house provided for him on the condition he doesn’t drink and what does he do? You know the rest

People who have never been stuck in such a bad mindset, don't know how lucky they are. Easier to pass judgement.

how did he end up getting the eye of horus (you know who) @ 7:00? I mean, I know how he got it of course, but...why?!

Born alone die alone...fcken sad bro!!! My heart goes out to you.

This particular episode should have been called 'Britain's *Entitled* Men.'

Young lad in the video had help off the council but he broke the housing rules, couldn't stay off the beer.... So he chose to be homeless

The guy in the orange hat brought this upon himself. He cant blame anyone. Most people dont get the chance he was given. He made poor life choices. I was brought up in care too and havnt ended up like him.

Many homeless people have done the same as Jordan. A simple rule of no drugs or alcohol on site.

WTF, man is getting evicted from his flat and claims to be barely getting by but still has the spare change for a TV, a PS4 and GTA5 !

To end rough sleeping by 2020. Tick tick...

Don't worry lads we got universal credit now laughing.....talk times over time for direct action

Jack is the type of kid he has to be right abt everything n if not then they aren’t right

2:34 so true

You know things are bad when youths aspire to go to prison

Yet BBC three have made thousands off of this series

I was homeless in manchester, I know all of these. They are good people, just been dealt bad cards in life like myself. Dont hate on them, I've been there and we not bad people

They should’ve interviewed Vincent Kompany.

I don't understand why homeless people think people are looking down at them. Its just a mind set, like some people do give money but in no way is anyone obliged to give other people money just because they say so. Half the time you never know whats its going to be spent on.

What a sad reflection on our society.

Thanks i know not to visit Manchester now.

This series is so sad. The British government has turned its back on its own people.

This is a real issue people do want too work but when we are working just too scrape the rent and bills we have no extra money too go on holidays no spare money for things we need in our house me and my partner really struggle month too month and we both have above average wages it’s sad that this country has come too this

While I think there are genuinely noble efforts, some people are the architects of their own destruction. I've swallowed pride, faced fear and anxiety and got on with it to preserve that I have. I'm not better than them, but I'm not asking for spare change which according to this series few people have.

We are near the end of 2020. How many people are sleeping rough in Greater Manchester?

When you got some intelligence behind ya, quits his job and ends up homeless, smart move that, real intelligent.

Kids have got more chance to get jobs now than they ever did when i was a teenager and i still managed to get and keep one .hard work and endurance

Jordan u look like a decent kid get urself up lad get urself out of that dead end gridlock. God bless u my brother

I don't know why the council don't just compulsory purchase this building and turn it into a short stay hostel

Its sad many have no extended family support or role models.

Jordan seems like a nice bloke, deserves better.

The issue obviously is the lack of life skills and bad environment. It is a problem in the UK that young men aren't valued, I say this as an immigrant. You can tell because nobody has thought these blokes how to be adults let alone men. They need to be taught personal responsibility because they aren't taking any.

I don't care what any of you think. I feel bad for them. They made mistakes like all of us. They don't deserve to be homeless. God bless them.

England! Time to start looking after your own!

How can we help

Alcoholism and drug abuse is a big problem of this country

Want a better life? Get an education and get a bloody job.

why do the government do work program like they use to in the 80,s i;e doing up old buildings old waterways things like that instead of penalizing them

On the video of homeless women produced by the BBC 1/3 of the comments are asking why isn't BBC talking about the men. This particular documentary on homeless men came out before the one on women, but there are no comments on this video of "Why aren't you talking about the women?". Huh.

Society is fucked in the UK. Without dealing with the fundamental issues surrounding homelessness then the issue will remain.

You would think the mother of his child would at least offer to help him...

He said shelters will be build for homeless in the areas hopefully it’s true

Sorry but whether you like it or not, that shop is private property, and they can evict you if you want- they own it, they can do what they want with it, and it's not yours to stay there.

The only people I look down on are those that think they are above others! Drugs, mental health, poverty & abuse are in my opinion the main reasons for people either becoming homeless or staying homeless.

Hot girl cops on horseback at 9:16! "Excuse me miss, can I pet your horse?"

Chris for prime minister

those chavs are cringe ffs

so how is it going ending homeless by 2020 is he almost there now

5.05 it depresses the fuck out of me that young fit virile and vital European young men like this should even think to say that prison is no problem and it's the same as out here. Ok I'm an older man now and I have done 3 prison stretches but when I was inside I always knew it was better to be out even with no money and no directions I knew just to be out breathing fresh air was better what the fuck are we doing to our young men wake the fuck UP Europe

I can tell u now jack isnt paying no man back he’s the type of kid u giv a 10 bud lay n he don’t wanna pay u back

He wasn't wrong all homeless people due to corona have got to be in some kind of accommodation

Jack needs a good hiding every day till he wakes the fk up.

that guy could be matty healys twin brother

1:34 buildings on the right with the balconys 3rd one up is where i live hahahahahah wtf theres always bare homeless people down there

Unfortunately a large proportion of homeless people are living with mental health or addiction issues. Two major area's successive governments have failed to address. It's very easy for others to judge however, when you work with these individuals you get a better understanding of what it's truely like to be without hope.

What I’ve seen here is a fundamental lack of discipline. No discipline to keep your job, no discipline to take action, no drive to keep with it to better your situation. All the blaming in this video stinks of entitlement.

Sad. You have much better Social Welfare than the States and you STILL have people on the streets with no hope.

Put them in camps with their own type where they can be fenced off and do some work inside. Folks in Prison work so why not this lot, sorting recycled goods from garbage, breaking down computers, etc lots of ways.

Proverbs 4:19 - The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Some of them have more expensive clothes than me.

I find it kinda lame to listen to these guys who actually have opportunities given to them, and are literally given the verbatim list of things they need to do to succeed and still there not ready to change... that's what makes me angry u can lead a horse to water but u can't make them drink u know and if these people aren't ready to change then

all I see is hate, where is the love?

I don't get why someone prefer to sit on street for hours rather than get a boring job, you can easily earn that £18 for bnb

These people are probably mainly homeless through no fault of their own. When you leave somewhere like a hostel or bedsit you are (as the council say) making yourself intentionally homeless. I’ve handed my notice in from this supported housing place in Cornwall and have a month plus a week for me, social worker et cetera to find me somewhere to live. I can afford 450pcm and can get a flat for this money BUT I need a guarantor who can cover my rent if, for some really odd reason, my housing benefit stops - my parents have said if it comes to it I can stay with them as a temporary arrangement. Thank God I still have my parents on my side- lots of people I’ve come across who are homeless have came out of prison but they get no help when they get released. No CPN, no social worker / no. Nothing. This is why the same people get another sentence shut three months after coming out - no support and no where to live. It should be the local council who have the job of housing these Homeless lads and lasses. You are liable to get spat at, called a junkie prick, get punched in the face and even get knife attacked. I feel really sorry for these lads who’s only possessions are those they carry around with them - in a backpack. Peace all

So there's no structure in these families so the kids chose crime and drugs...