Friday, 25 May 2012

Homeless Poles prefer to stay in the UK, MEP claims

23/04/2010 | By Lydia Stockdale, Chloë Stothart

A member of the European Parliament has alleged that homeless Polish people are staying in England rather than returning home because homelessness services are more user-friendly in the United Kingdom.

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