In December 2019, a homeless woman gave birth to twins outside Cambridge University’s wealthiest college, Trinity. A sadly ironic image representing the vast disparity between Cambridge’s richest and poorest citizens; deprivation overshadowed by the city’s reputation.
Due partly to an influx of large fast-growing companies, Cambridge has become one of the least affordable places to live in the UK; the average cost of a house is 13 times more than the city’s median annual salary.
As a result, many people are forced to live outside the city and community to work, and homelessness has continued to increase year on year.
In this episode we talk to Jonathan Martin, CEO of YMCA Trinity, and Gavin Howard, Director of the Howard Group and member of The Besom in Cambridge charity, and hear from members of the local community, about what can be done to address homelessness and prevent vulnerable people falling into poverty, part of the mission for the Cambridge 2030 initiative @Cambridge2030.
This podcast series, Cambridge – in pursuit of equality, is brought to you by Conscious Communications.
If you want to contribute to a future series, get in touch with Alison Taylor at info@consciouscomms.com.
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